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Thomas Blatt, survivor of escape from Sobibor, dies at 88

By VANESSA GERA
Nov 02, 2015 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Thomas Toivi Blatt, who was among a small number of Jews to survive a mass escape from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor in 1943 and who decades later...
Gateway Inc. co-founder Mike Hammond dies at age 53

The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2015 6:00 am - SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Mike Hammond, who co-founded computer maker Gateway in an Iowa farmhouse in 1985 and helped turn it into an American success story by shipping PC...
Former Sen. Fred Thompson, had TV and film roles, dead at 73

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II
Nov 01, 2015 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was ...
East German who announced Berlin Wall opening dies at 86

By GEIR MOULSON
Nov 01, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Guenter Schabowski, the senior East German official whose cryptic announcement that the communist country was opening its fortified border precipitated the...
Wally Dollase, thoroughbred trainer of champions, dies at 78

The Associated Press
Oct 31, 2015 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Wally Dollase, the trainer of Eclipse Award champions Itsallgreektome and Jewel Princess, has died after a long illness. He was 78. His daughter, ...
Notable deaths last week; 'Happy Days' soda shop owner; ex-Chicago congressman

Associated Press
Oct 31, 2015 1:00 am - • Gus Savage, a civil rights activist and journalist who represented a South Side Chicago district for 12 years in the U.S. House, died on Saturday, a day after celebrat...
Al Molinaro, drive-in owner in "Happy Days," dies at 96

By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer
Oct 31, 2015 1:00 am - GLENDALE, Calif. - Al Molinaro, the loveable character actor with the hangdog face who was known to millions of TV viewers for playing Murray the cop on "The Odd Couple"...
Former Utah star Luther 'Ticky' Burden dies at 62

The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2015 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Luther "Ticky" Burden, an All-America basketball guard at Utah, has died. He was 62. Family friend Lut (lyut) Williams said Burden died in his...
Mel Daniels, Hall of Fame center with Pacers, dies at 71

The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2015 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71. The Pace...
Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Oct 29, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route t...

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