Obituaries
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Paul Walther, NBA player in 1950s, dies at 87Dec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - Paul Walther, who played six seasons in the NBA in the 1950s after a stellar college career at Tennessee, has died. He was 87. Son Brian Walther said Tues...
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Officials: Florida boy died of flu complicationsDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Health officials have confirmed an 11-year-old Florida boy has died of rare complications from the flu. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (http://bit.ly...
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BC-AP Entertainment and Arts Digest,3rd Ld-WritethruDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - If you have questions, please contact Steve Loeper at sloeper@ap.org. Expanded AP content, beyond what appears on this wire, can be obtained from http://www.apexchange.c...
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Springfield TV pioneer Putnam diesDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - William Lowell Putnam, who founded the Springfield area's first television station and the first licensed UHF television station in the United ...
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Actress Billie Whitelaw, 82, diesDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - British actress Billie Whitelaw, who collaborated closely with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and appeared on stage and screen for decades, has died in a ...
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Funeral Tuesday in Houston for ex-Mayor LanierDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier (luh-NEER') will be laid to rest in the city he led during the 1990s. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday for La...
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13 primates die at South Texas research facilityDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - DALLAS (AP) - A South Texas research facility where 13 primates died of hyperthermia in overheated rooms could face federal penalties, a U.S. Department of Agriculture s...
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Benny Ausberry dies at 81Dec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - MONROE, La. (AP) - Funeral arrangements are incomplete for civil rights pioneer Benny Ausberry. The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/1AAmf1Z) Ausberry died Saturday af...
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Church members each get $500 to do good for worldDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - On a very memorable Sunday, Pastor Laura Truax surprised her congregation with a bold announcement: She was about to hand out money to everyone. Not a hug...
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AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CSTDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - Iowa man sentenced in animal hoarding case BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (AP) - A Davis County man has been sentenced to jail after nearly 300 animals were seized from his prope...