Tag: Obituaries

Goodbyes for Louisiana’s flamboyant ex-Gov. Edwin Edwards

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Events marking the death of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards were set to begin Saturday with a public viewing...

Activist hunting for missing husband slain in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — A woman who joined with other activists to seek relatives who have disappeared in Mexico's wave of violence has been murdered...

Rosenfeld, editor for Post’s Watergate coverage, dies at 91

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Harry M. Rosenfeld, a longtime newspaper editor who helped guide the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal, died Friday...

Woman says her boat had problems before Iowa ride accident

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and...

Ex-Illini star Roundtree, paralyzed in accident, dies at 23

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a swimming accident two years ago, died...

Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was...

Dick Tidrow, former pitcher, Giants executive, dies at 74

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SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was...

Pyotr Mamonov, Russian rock musician and actor, dies at 70

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MOSCOW — Pyotr Mamonov, a rock musician, poet and actor who was a prominent figure in Russia's cultural scene for decades, has died. He...

Robert Shaw, an AP bureau chief in 3 US states, dies

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DALLAS — Robert Shaw, whose more than 40-year career with The Associated Press included leading news coverage in three states, has died. He was...

Ohio communities to mark 100th birthday of late John Glenn

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn's birthplace and childhood hometown in Ohio are joining forces to celebrate what would have been the history-making astronaut and...