Obituaries
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Ex-Sen. Landske remembered for work to help women, veteransFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (AP) - A former state senator who worked to protect consumers and allow adults to dictate their medical care if they become incapacitated is being remem...
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Reaction to death of the Rev. Theodore HesburghFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Reaction to the death of the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who helped transform the University of Notre Dame while serving as its president from 1952 t...
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Argentina prosecutor Julio Cesar Strassera dies at 81Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Julio Cesar Strassera, the prosecutor who won conviction against leaders of Argentina's dictatorship and coined the term "Nunca mas," or "Never again...
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Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' diesFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In 1975, Leonard Nimoy published an autobiography with the defiant title, "I Am Not Spock" - an attempt to show the world he had many more facets than...
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Boxer badly injured in fight nearly 7 years ago dead at 32Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Oscar Diaz, a former welterweight boxing contender whose career ended when he sustained a debilitating brain injury in a fight nearly seven years ago,...
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Notre Dame president credited for transforming school diesFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as for football, even if it ...
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Fashion publishing legend John B. Fairchild dead at 87Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - John B. Fairchild, who took Women's Wear Daily from dry fashion trade publication to an international industry force, died Friday at his Manhattan home a...
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Earl Lloyd, 1st black player in NBA, dies at 86Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - Earl Lloyd was a player and coach, an NBA champion and later a Hall of Famer. Within the basketball world, he's something much bigger. He was a pioneer. Lloyd, the first...
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Former NDSU fullback died of accidental drug poisoningFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The state medical examiner has concluded that former North Dakota State University football player Tyler Jangula died from accidental drug poisonin...
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Mount Prospect educator dedicated life to children, helping poorFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - Mary Van Wazer left St. Zachary Catholic School in Des Plaines more than 20 years ago to become principal of St. Benedict School in Chicago, but her former students stil...