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Longtime Elvis Presley aide Joe Esposito dies at 78

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Esposito, a former road manager for Elvis Presley and a longtime member of the Presley inner circle known as "The Memphis Mafia," has died at age ...
Tony-winner Fritz Weaver, TV and Broadway star, dies at 90

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 28, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-winning character actor Fritz Weaver, who played Sherlock Holmes and Shakespearian kings on Broadway while also creating memorable roles on TV...
Fruit of the Loom CEO dies at age 68

The Associated Press
Nov 28, 2016 6:00 am - BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Fruit of the Loom Inc. says Rick Medlin, its president and CEO for the past six years, has died. He was 68. The company announced in a statemen...
Tony Martell, music exec, leukemia foundation founder, dies

The Associated Press
Nov 28, 2016 6:00 am - MADISON, N.J. (AP) - A music executive who founded the industry's largest foundation for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research has died. Tony Martell was 90 years old. The ...
SIU student from Aurora dies in Carbondale fire

By Sara Hooker
Nov 28, 2016 12:00 am - A couple of sticks were enough to set the creative minds of childhood best friends Ryan Rambow and Alex Kierstead in motion. The pair grew up two houses down from each ...
Correction: Obit-Henderson story

The Associated Press
Nov 27, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Nov. 25 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously that Florence Henderson had a role in the musical "Wish You Were There." T...
Prominent German conservative Peter Hintze dies at 66

The Associated Press
Nov 27, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Peter Hintze, a deputy speaker of Germany's Parliament who was close to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died. He was 66. Merkel's conservative Christian Demo...
Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PETER ORSI
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents durin...
Ron Glass, co-star of TV's 'Barney Miller' dead at 71

By JOHN ROGERS
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the long-runni...
Former US Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman dies

The Associated Press
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former U.S. Olympic track coach Stan Huntsman, whose men's team won seven gold medals in the 1988 Games in Seoul, has died. He was 84. University of...

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