Obituaries
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Former German president Richard von Weizsaecker dies at 94Jan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who declared Germany's World War II surrender a "day of liberation" for his country as he urged it to conf...
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British actress Geraldine McEwan dies at age 82Jan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - The family of longtime actress Geraldine McEwan says she has died following treatment for a stroke. She was 82. McEwan was known for many roles including p...
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Scientist considered father of birth control pill diesJan 30, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. Djerrasi died of complications of cancer Friday in his ...
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Former Bulgarian president dies at 79Jan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Zhelyu Zhelev, a philosopher and communist-era dissident who became Bulgaria's first democratically elected president, died Friday, his family sai...
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Rod McKuen, mega-selling poet and performer, dies at 81Jan 29, 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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Bernice Gordon, crossword puzzle constructor, dies at 101Jan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernice Gordon, a prolific crossword constructor whose puzzles were published in major newspapers and brain-teaser books, has died at the age of 101....
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Federal appeals judge Arthur Alarcon dies in Los AngelesJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arthur L. Alarcon, a judge who served on California and federal benches for 50 years and was the first Latino appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ...
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Father of 1st known surviving US quintuplets diesJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Andrew Fischer was a stock clerk earning less than $100 a week in 1963 when a doctor explained why his pregnant wife's belly had grown so large:...
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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...