Obituaries
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German World War II panzer ace Otto Carius dies at 92Jan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Otto Carius, a World War II German panzer ace credited with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, mostly on the Eastern Front, has died at 92. Carius died ...
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Suburban attorney and DePaul Hall of Famer mournedJan 29, 2015 12:01 am - Schaumburg attorney Michael Norris held a unique spot in the annals of men's basketball at DePaul University. Not only did he lead the team in scoring his senior year, b...
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Britt Brown, former publisher of The Wichita Eagle, diesJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Harry Britton "Britt" Brown, a former publisher of The Wichita Eagle, has died. The newspaper (http://bit.ly/1A3I1g8 ) reported that Brown was 87 wh...
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Rod McKuen, mega-selling poet and performer, dies at 81Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced "King of Kitsch" whose avalanche of music, verse and spoken-word recordings in the 1960s and '70s overwhelmed critical mocke...
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Helen Eustis, award-winning mystery writer, dead at 98Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Helen Eustis, an Edgar Award-winning mystery writer who later translated works by Georges Simenon and other European authors, has died. She was 98. Eusti...
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Stig Bergling, Soviet spy who fled from Swedish prison, diesJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stig Bergling, a former Swedish security officer who sold secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and brazenly escaped while serving a life sent...
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Charles Townes, who helped invent now-ubiquitous laser, diesJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Charles H. Townes' inspiration for the predecessor of the laser came to him while sitting on a park bench, waiting for a restaurant to open for b...
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1 of 4 remaining World War II Doolittle Raiders dies at 94Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders who attacked Japan during a daring 1942 mission credited with lifting American morale duri...
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'The Thorn Birds' author Colleen McCullough dies at age 77Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Best-selling Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose novel "The Thorn Birds" sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness....
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Services set for Island Lake clerk PonioJan 28, 2015 12:01 am - Services have been set for Island Lake Village Clerk Teresa Ponio, who died Monday. Visitation will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at Davenport Family Fune...