Obituaries
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Retired federal judge William Standish dead at 84Jan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - SEWICKLEY, Pa. (AP) - William L. Standish, a prominent Pittsburgh-area attorney who served as a state and federal judge and was a member of the original ownership group ...
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Judge who imprisoned Pete Rose dies in Ohio at 94Jan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - S. Arthur Spiegel, a longtime federal judge known for his support of civil rights and for sending baseball star Pete Rose to prison, has died. He was 9...
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Matthew Franjola, AP reporter in Vietnam, diesJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Matthew Franjola, a reporter and photographer for The Associated Press who was among the last Americans in Saigon as it fell to the North Vietname...
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Cuomo's death marks the passing of a liberal lionJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - With former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death, liberals have lost one of their last, best champions, a proud populist who represented an older breed of Democr...
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Poet Miller Williams dies in ArkansasJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas poet Miller Williams, a prolific writer and teacher who read a poem at President Bill Clinton's 1997 inauguration, has died. He was 84....
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What's being said about Mario Cuomo's deathJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Reaction to the death of former three-term New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who died Thursday hours after his son, Andrew, was sworn in for his second term as governor. "An It...
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Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Art Neu dies at age 81Jan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa lawyer who served as a state senator and as lieutenant governor for much of the 1970s has died. Jay Woodhouse, with Dahn & Woodhouse Fune...
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Donna Douglas, 'Beverly Hillbillies' star, is deadJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Douglas died Thursday in Baton ...
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Highlights in the career of Mario CuomoJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Here are some highlights in the career of Mario Cuomo: Born: June 15, 1932, in Queens, New York Graduated: St. John's University in 1953 and St. John's law school in 195...
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Judge who imprisoned Pete Rose dies in Ohio at 94Jan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - A longtime federal judge in Ohio known for his support of civil rights and for sending baseball star Pete Rose to prison has died. S. Arthur Spiegel (S...