Obituaries
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Tape that: Dutch inventor of audio cassette dies at age 94
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has died, said Philips, the co...
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Black space engineer, housing advocate Ken Kelly dies at 92
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - Kenneth C. Kelly, a Black electronics engineer whose antenna designs contributed to the race to the moon, made satellite TV and radio possible and helped NASA communicat...
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Norm Sherry, Dodgers teammate of Sandy Koufax, dies at 89
Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norm Sherry, whose suggestion to Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Sandy Koufax helped the future Hall of Fame pitcher reach his potential, has died. He wa...
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International evangelical pastor Luis Palau dies at 86
Mar 11, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Luis Palau, an evangelical pastor who was born in Argentina and went on to work with Billy Graham before establishing his own powerhouse internatio...
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Des Plaines mourns loss of longtime parks leader Bill YatesMar 10, 2021 10:00 pm - You'd be hard pressed to find a facet of life in the Des Plaines area Bill Yates didn't impact in a positive way. From park district commissioner to Boy Scout leader to ...
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Blake Cullen, former Cubs, NL executive, dies at 85
Mar 10, 2021 6:00 am - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, (AP) - Blake Cullen, an executive for the Chicago Cubs and the National League who went on to own minor league hockey, baseball and soccer teams, has...
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Sally Atwater, wife of late GOP strategist, dies at 69
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sally Atwater, wife of the late GOP strategist and former Republican National Committee chairman Lee Atwater, died Tuesday, according to her family...
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Roger Vonlanthen, Swiss player in World Cup epic, dies at 89
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Roger Vonlanthen, the last surviving member of the Switzerland team that in 1954 played in the highest-scoring World Cup match, has died. He was 89. ...
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Norton Juster, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' author, dead at 91
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Norton Juster, the celebrated children's author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic 'Ε“The Phantom Toll...
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Roger Mudd, longtime network TV newsman, dies at 93
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has died...