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Far-right activist, author Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92

By JIM SALTER
Sep 05, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political gr...
TV's Wyatt Earp, Hugh O'Brian, has died at 91

By LINDSEY BAHR
Sep 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hugh O'Brian, who shot to fame as Sheriff Wyatt Earp in what was hailed as television's first adult Western, has died. He was 91. A representative fro...
Australian counterculture icon Richard Neville dies at 74

By ROD McGUIRK
Sep 04, 2016 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian author and social commentator Richard Neville, best known as founder of the 1960s counterculture magazine Oz, has died, his wife sa...
Former N.W.A manager Jerry Heller dies at 75

By SANDY COHEN
Sep 03, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The music manager who helped introduce N.W.A to the masses has died. Jerry Heller was 75 years old. Heller's cousin, Gary Ballen, says Heller died Fri...
Widow of pioneer winemaker Robert Mondavi dies at 91

The Associated Press
Sep 03, 2016 7:00 am - NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Margrit Biever Mondavi, the widow of California wine pioneer Robert G. Mondavi who served as the company's cultural affairs director for decades, has...
Former CFL pioneer Norman Kwong dies at 86

The Associated Press
Sep 03, 2016 7:00 am - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Norman Kwong, the first Chinese Canadian player in the Canadian Football League who later served as Alberta's lieutenant governor, died Saturday....
Widow of pioneer winemaker Robert Mondavi dies at 91

The Associated Press
Sep 02, 2016 7:00 am - NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Margrit Biever Mondavi, the widow of California wine pioneer Robert G. Mondavi who served as the company's cultural affairs director for decades, has...
Jon Polito, prolific character actor, dead at 65.

By The Associated Press
Sep 02, 2016 7:00 am - Jon Polito, the prolific and raspy-voiced character actor whose more than 200 credits ranged from "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Modern Family" to the Coen Brother ...
Fred Hellerman, member of Weavers folk group, dies at 89

The Associated Press
Sep 02, 2016 7:00 am - WESTON, Conn. (AP) - Fred Hellerman, a founding member of the influential folk music quartet the Weavers, has died. He was 89. Hellerman died Thursday at his home in Wes...
Rockford bishop emeritus Thomas Doran dies

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Sep 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Rev. Thomas G. Doran, bishop emeritus of the Rockford Diocese, died Thursday at his residence. He was 80. Those who knew him remember Doran as a tremendous teacher, ...

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