Obituaries
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Rink Babka, discus medalist at 1960 Olympics, dies at 85
Jan 17, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard 'œRink'ť Babka, a former world record holder who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. He was 85....
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Feder: Chicago radio sportscaster Les Grobstein diesJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Les Grobstein, a hometown original whose career as a Chicago radio sportscaster spanned more than 50 years, was known as a hardworking reporter with a phenomenal memory ...
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Mali's ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76
Jan 16, 2022 6:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the former president of Mali who took office in a landmark election held after a destabilizing coup only to be ousted in anot...
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Celebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86
Jan 16, 2022 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Alekos Fassianos, one of the most important modern Greek painters, died Sunday at his home after a long illness, the state news agency ANA reported...
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Joe B. Hall, who led Kentucky to 1978 NCAA title, dies at 93
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Joe B. Hall took on the steep challenge of following a legend and created his own successful legacy. Hall, who succeeded Adolph Rupp and guided Ke...
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Ralph Emery, famed country music broadcaster, dies at 88
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, died Saturday...
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Italian menswear innovator Nino Cerruti dies at 91
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Nino Cerruti, the Italian fashion designer credited with revolutionizing menswear in the 1960s and who gave Giorgio Armani his first fashion break, has died...
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Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies
Jan 14, 2022 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, 'œMy Uncle Napoleon,'ť lampooned Persian culture's self-aggrandizing and paranoid b...
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Funeral Mass for Great America's 'Hank' Salemi set for MondayJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A funeral Mass will be held Monday for Charles "Hank" Salemi, a Libertyville resident and president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Salemi, 57, a respected leader...
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Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Bill Belisle, a Rhode Island high school hockey coach who led Mount Saint Charles Academy to 32 state championships in more than four decades at ...