Obituaries
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Famous 'man in the hole' had everything he neededDec 27, 2014 10:00 pm - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Edward Hammond, a man made famous because he lived in a hole, was laid to rest with military honors at Fort Gibson National Cemetery on Dec. 2, 1993....
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Spiritual leader of African Hebrew Israelites diesDec 27, 2014 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) - The spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites, a movement that believes some black Americans are the descendants of an ancient Israelite tribe, ...
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Retired US District Judge Paul Gadola dies at 85Dec 27, 2014 10:00 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A retired U.S. district judge who served two decades on the federal bench in southeastern Michigan has died. Paul Gadola was 85. Dodds-Dumanoi...
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Broadway vet who joined Michigan State dies at 43Dec 27, 2014 10:00 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University's Theater Department is mourning the death of a new professor who joined the faculty after a Broadway career. He was...
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Thousand of police show for NYPD officer's funeralDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press NEW YORK - Thousands of police officers from across the nation packed a church and spilled onto streets Saturday to honor Officer Rafael Ramos as a devo...
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Oldest American man; British rocker; Polish poet, translatorDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - • Joe Cocker, the raspy-voiced British singer known for his frenzied cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends," the teary ballad "You Are So Beautiful" and a contort...
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Sold as a baby, Cd'A woman finally locates familyDec 26, 2014 10:00 pm - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - In a search that spanned most of her life, Heather Livergood has found where she came from. And this Christmas she has the gift of family, in...
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Polish poet, translator Stanislaw Baranczak diesDec 26, 2014 10:00 pm - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's outstanding poet, translator and dissident and a former Harvard lecturer Stanislaw Baranczak has died at his U.S. home, Poland's leading d...
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Globetrotters' Robert 'Showboat' Hall diesDec 26, 2014 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Former Harlem Globetrotter Robert "Showboat" Hall, who spent nearly three decades with the team, has died in his hometown of Detroit. The Globetrotters sa...
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Jazz great Buddy DeFranco dies at age 91Dec 26, 2014 4:00 pm - PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco - who collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and other top singers and musicians of his era - has d...