Obituaries
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Ex-councilman Robert Gilliam remembered as an Elgin statesmanDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - Former councilman and lifelong Elginite Robert "Bob" Gilliam, the city's longest serving council member, was remembered Tuesday as a true statesman and compassionate man...
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Services held for 4 killed in Ohio house fireDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) - Mourners have packed a southwest Ohio church for funeral services for a woman and her three grandsons killed in a house fire the morn...
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Christine Cavanaugh, voice of 'Babe,' dies at 51Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Christine Cavanaugh, a prolific voice actress whose characters included the titular character of "Babe," has died. She was 51. Cavanaugh's sister Deio...
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AP-KY--Kentucky News Digest 6 pm, KYDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Kentucky. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Louisville bureau ...
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AP-NY--NYC Daybook,ADVISORY, NYDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - The Associated Press prefers to receive daybook event listings and comments via email to apnyc@ap.org with the word "daybook" in the subject line. For added consideratio...
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Spokane advocate for poor diesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - One of Spokane's most prominent champions of the downtrodden has died of cancer. Larry Stuckart was 65. Stuckart for 20 years led SNAP, a private, ...
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Dissident Russian cleric Yakunin dies at 80Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Gleb Yakunin, a dissident Russian Orthodox priest who was defrocked and later excommunicated, has died at age 80. His widow, Iraida, told The Associated Pr...
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Low-profile US diplomat helped negotiate with CubaDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Just in time for the holidays, a low-profile presidential aide invited long-suffering Judy Gross into his White House office to personally give her the...
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Luise Rainer, first to win consecutive acting Oscars, diesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Luise Rainer, a star of cinema's golden era who won back-to-back Oscars but then walked away from a glittering Hollywood career, has died. She was 104. Rai...
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Longtime UW President William Gerberding diesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The longest-serving president of the University of Washington, William P. Gerberding, died Saturday at age 85. Gerberding was president of the university ...