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Stewart Udall, 90 (1920 - 2010)
(Associated Press) By BARRY MASSEY Associated Press Writer SANTA FE, N.M. Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday. He was 90. A statement from Udall's family, released through...
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Fess Parker, 85 (1924 - 2010)
SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — Actor Fess Parker, who became every baby boomer's idol in the 1950s and launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. Family spokeswoman Sao Anash said Parker, who was also TV's Daniel Boone and later a major California winemaker and developer, died at his Santa Ynez Valley home. His death comes on the...
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Alex Chilton, 59 (1950 - 2010)
By CHRIS TALBOTT, Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS -- Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday in New Orleans. He was 59. The Memphis, Tenn., native died at a hospital after experiencing what appeared to be heart problems, said...
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Margaret Moth (2010)
The Associated Press ATLANTA — CNN photojournalist Margaret Moth, who survived a near-fatal gunshot wound to the face while filming in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars there in the early 1990s, died Sunday. She was 59. CNN spokesman Nigel Pritchard confirmed that Moth died in Rochester, Minn., where she was in hospice care. A CNN obituary says she had suffered from colon cancer for...
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Roy Steinfort, 88 (1921 - 2010)
(Associated Press) By RICHARD PYLE NEW YORK Roy Steinfort, a veteran newsman and former vice president of The Associated Press who turned the agency's radio operations into a service providing news to millions of listeners worldwide, died Sunday at age 88. Steinfort died after a short battle with cancer, said his widow, Patricia Milton. In 2005, he had been seriously injured in an...
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He Pingping, 21 (1988 - 2010)
The Associated Press Rome — The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday. He Pingping, of China, who...
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Peter Graves, 83 (1926 - 2010)
By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled...
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Charles Moore, 79 (1931 - 2010)
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The world saw glimpses of the civil rights movement through Charles Moore's eyes: In black-and-white photographs, he captured...
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Phillip Law, 97 (1912 - 2010)
The following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal From THE TIMES OF LONDON Phillip Law was one of the most experienced Antarctic explorers of the 20th century and also made a...
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Miguel Delibes, 89 (1920 - 2010)
By DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Writer MADRID, Spain Miguel Delibes, an acclaimed and prolific novelist whose work featured gritty depictions of rural life in post-civil war Spain and...
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Merlin Olsen, 69 (1940 - 2010)
By DOUG ALDEN, AP Sports Writer SALT LAKE CITY Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television,...
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Willie Davis (2010)
Willie Davis, the speedy centerfielder who starred on two World Series champions for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was found dead yesterday in his Burbank, Calif., home, police said. He was 69. ...
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Liz Carpenter, 89 (1920 - 2010)
(Associated Press) AUSTIN, Texas Liz Carpenter, an author and former press secretary to first lady Lady Bird Johnson, died Saturday at an Austin hospital after contracting pneumonia earlier...
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Girija Prasad Koirala, 85 (1925 - 2010)
(Associated Press) By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press Writer KATMANDU, Nepal Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who served five terms and led mass protests that...
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Jerome York (1938 - 2010)
By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writers DETROIT Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a...
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Charlie Gillett , 68 (1942 - 2010)
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer LONDON Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his...
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Johnnie High (2010)
(Associated Press) ARLINGTON, Texas Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80....
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Edmund Dinis (2010)
(Associated Press) By MARK PRATT Associated Press Writer BOSTON Edmund Dinis, the former prosecutor whose political career sputtered after he oversaw the grand jury investigation into...
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Theodore C. Olbermann (2010)
(Associated Press) NEW YORK The father of MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has died in New York City at age 80. Theodore C. Olbermann was thrust into the nation's health care debate through...
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Fatima Meer, 81 (1928 - 2010)
The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81. The South African Press Association quoted a local politician and family...
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Sir Brian Pitman (2010)
LONDON Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday. Pitman died...
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Hans van Mierlo, 78 (1931 - 2010)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands Former Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo has died of liver disease, the social democratic party he helped establish announced. He was 78 Van Mierlo, who died late...
