Obituaries
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Cornell president dies of cancer after less than year on job
Mar 07, 2016 6:00 am - ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett, the first woman to hold that position, has died of colon cancer after less than a year on the job, the universit...
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Freeman, ex-media official at Daytona and Talladega, dies
Mar 07, 2016 6:00 am - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Jim Freeman, a former media relations official for both the Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, has died. He was 73 ye...
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Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies at 86
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Nikolaus Harnoncourt stepped down from the podium last year in the same manner that characterized his work as one of the world's famous conductors. With st...
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Oakland G Max Hooper's father Chip has died of cancer
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Chip Hooper, the father of Oakland University guard Max Hooper, has died. He was 53. The school says Hooper died Saturday of cancer. He received ...
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The Latest: California governor recalls Nancy Reagan's grace
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on the death of former US first lady Nancy Reagan (all times local): 12:29 p.m. Before she became first lady of the United States, Nancy Re...
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president - and finally during his 10...
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Inventor of modern email, Ray Tomlinson, dies
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, has died, his employer said Sunday. Tomlinson died Saturday, the Raytheon Co. said; the detai...
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Vignettes from Nancy Reagan's life
Mar 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Those who worked with former US President Ronald Reagan say Nancy Reagan was intelligent and loyal to her husband. As first lady, Mrs. Reagan was a tr...
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Suburban leaders remember Nancy Reagan as tough, influentialMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - The state of Illinois had a special place in the heart of Nancy Reagan, Arlington Heights resident Ed Murnane said Sunday after learning of the former first lady's death...
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Former Plainfield resident recalls meeting Reagans on an airplaneMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Jennifer Smith may have been only 8 when she met Ronald and Nancy Reagan on an airplane, but she remembers it clearly, she said Sunday after the announcement of the form...