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Samuel M. Genensky, a former Rand Corp. mathematician and inventor whose near-blindness led him to help others cope with limited eyesight and become more self-sufficient, died June 26 at his Santa Monica home. He was 81.
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He died a few days into his second tour in April after shooting himself in the chest, according to a Marine Corps investigation. >>
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Wilkes designed album covers for the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Janis Joplin and other legendary musicians. >>
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Shor's work helped lay the foundation for the theory of tectonic plates and continental drift. >>
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His film credits include 'The All-American Boy' and 'Little Fauss and Big Halsy.' >>
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The author of more than 20 novels, including 'The Burn' and 'The Island of Crimea,' Aksyonov was exiled in 1980 after he was branded 'anti-Soviet.' >>
Harold J. Haynes, ex-CEO of Standard Oil, dies at 83; William Reedy, convicted in crash that killed ex-Yankees manager Billy Martin, dies at 72 >>
The longtime director of the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir played at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles. >>
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Bachar climbed without ropes or nets and conquered dangerous routes in Yosemite and elsewhere. >>
Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of processed-meat company, dies at 95; Hans W. Liepmann, longtime Caltech physics professor, dies at 94; Tony Scott, former TV critic for Daily Variety, dies at 85 >>
A memorial service for Marl Young, a pianist and arranger who died April 29 at the age of 92, will be held by Professional Musicians, Local 47, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Local 47 auditorium, 817 Vine St., in Hollywood. >>
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Fullerton was charged with making the Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars practical for mass production. >>
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The prolific builder who helped create the look of modern L.A. was widely credited as the first in the West to popularize condominiums, strip shopping centers and time-share vacation homes. >>
The Defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson oversaw the buildup of U.S. forces in Vietnam. He later voiced regrets about his decisions in the war. >>
Levin was lead guitarist in the '60s for Paul Revere & the Raiders but left to form his own bands and establish himself as a top blues player in the Bay Area. >>
Shi Pei Pu began an affair with Bernard Boursicot, telling Boursicot that he was a woman pretending to be a man. Boursicot took Shi at his word. They later went to prison in France for spying. >>
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During the short-lived uprising against the Soviets, he was named Budapest's military commander and head of the National Guard. >>
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Many of his reports were critical of camp administrators and the policy that led to the internment of 10,000 people of Japanese descent, most of whom were U.S. citizens from Los Angeles County. >>
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The brash, tenacious mogul had clients that included the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke and Bobby Darin. He ended up feuding with some of his biggest stars. >>
Mollie Sugden, British actress, dies at 86; Mary Lou Forbes, journalist, dies at 83; Godfrey Rampling, Olympian runner, dies at 100; Jan Rubes, actor and opera singer, dies at 89 >>
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Shot down five times, he received Navy Cross medals during World War II and the Korean War. Injuries suffered in the Vietnam War forced him to retire after 27 years of service. >>
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He found that patients who think positively tended to live longer and have fewer side effects. His belief eventually was accepted by mainstream medicine. >>
The longtime editor of Copley Newspapers served as the first White House director of communications under President Nixon. >>
Anna Karen Morrow, 'Peyton Place' soap opera actress, dies at 94 >>
Services for the veteran civil rights lawyer will be at Temple Beth Am on La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, on July 26. >>
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Malden starred in TV's 'The Streets of San Francisco' and made famous the American Express catchphrase 'Don't leave home without it.' He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career. >>
Arguello was found dead early Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua, where he was elected mayor last year. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. >>
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Best known for his stage roles in 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' and 'Annie,' he also appeared on television shows and in films. >>
Mary Lou Forbes, Pulitzer-winning journalist, dies at 83; Godfrey Rampling, British Olympian, dies at 100; Don Coldsmith, Spanish Bit Saga author, dies at 83; Ken Robert, TV announcer, dies at 99 >>
Known for her radical, highly theatrical works, Bausch had a particularly strong connection to the L.A. arts scene. >>
'The Man of a Thousand Faces' could voice Bugs Bunny as well as Luciano Pavarotti. Travalena, a Vegas performer, talk-show regular and star of his own specials, died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. >>
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He helped run the organization founded by his father that was renowned for gauging public opinion on many issues. 'He could smell out a bad question,' one colleague said. >>
A medical examiner in Florida says Mays, a voluble TV pitchman, showed no evidence of head trauma. Mays said Saturday he had been struck on the head while aboard an airliner that made a rough landing. >>
Mays' bearded face, booming voice and energetic manner were well-known. Foul play isn't suspected in his death. On Saturday, he was hit on the head during the rough landing of a U.S. Airways flight. >>
The actress came to Hollywood as a finalist in a national talent contest, then appeared in numerous movies before starring on TV in the popular 'My Little Margie' and 'The Gale Storm Show.' >>
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His focus on quality in growing wine grapes helped lead to one of California's first vineyard-designated wines. >>
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The Santa Monica resident spent six days a week as a volunteer signing up new voters. >>
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, expert on the music of India, dies at 81; Ray S. Anderson, Fuller Seminary professor and writer, dies at 83 >>
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The French Nobel laureate discovered the human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, system on human tissue. >>
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Sometimes called a 'food Nazi' and a 'dietary drill sergeant,' she also offered 14-week courses to businessmen, housewives and children about losing weight and eating right. >>
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The lead singer, who was known for his Mick Jagger-influenced vocals, was believed to be in his 60s. The Seeds' garage-band sound was popular with the flower-power generation. >>
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He owned a statue of Marilyn, studied Chaplin and married Elvis' daughter. It seemed the perennial man-child would cease to exist if the applause ever stopped. >>
A rare cancer claims the 1970s pinup beauty. First known for her looks and hairstyle, she captivated critics with 'The Burning Bed' and other serious roles. Later, she chronicled her illness. >>
AN APPRECIATION
Jackson never let go of the mandate to transform. It became the great source of his art, and his biggest burden. >>
AN APPRECIATION
She embodied many fairly significant shifts in how women were viewed, on television and in the culture. >>
AN APPRECIATION
Her legacy in the pop culture canon will always begin and end with the beguiling poster of her in a one-piece swimsuit with a tousled blond mane and megawatt smile. >>
The military details, red leather and black loafers made the pop singer an '80s fashion icon. >>
Low developed and distributed sensors for infrared astronomy and performed the first successful observations above the Earth's atmosphere. >>
FitzGerald diagnosed her illness at the isolated research station in March 1999 and was later evacuated in a daring rescue. She documented her ordeal in a best-selling book, 'Ice Bound.' >>
The 64-year veteran, who was working for the network until January, negotiated contracts for shows such as 'I Love Lucy,' 'All in the Family' and 'The Young and the Restless,' among others. >>
James M. Stancill, USC Marshall School of Business professor, dies at 76; Heyward Isham, career Foreign Service officer, dies at 82; Khaled Hussein, convicted in cruise ship hijacking, dies at 73 >>
The television pioneer also was the host of 'Star Search' for 12 years and did commercials for hundreds of products and services. >>
Ruth co-founded Tooley & Co., whose high-profile projects included the Westin Bonaventure and the L.A. Forum. >>
A memorial service for former USC Vice President Thomas P. Nickell Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. today in the Galen Center on the campus. Nickell died May 25 in San Diego at 88. >>
Ronne hadn't intended to go, but her husband, who was part of a scientific expedition to the continent, talked her into it. She wound up overwintering there and helping the project. >>
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The officer could have retired, but he decided that he had to go to Iraq. >>
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The Johns Hopkins University professor also studied the influence of disease on European colonization, imperialism in India and the ecological history of the Chesapeake Bay. >>
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Frances Dean Smith, the mother of Charles Bukowski's only child, published her work in journals and collections. >>
Deployed for less than a month, he is killed in a noncombat-related incident in Afghanistan. >>
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A political pragmatist but unbending loyalist to the state's Democratic establishment, he served in the Legislature for 24 years, mostly representing L.A.'s Westside and the San Fernando Valley. >>
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Here is a poem FrancEyE wrote in 2004 after the abrupt death of her 46-year-old daughter, Skye. >>
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq and who died at a military hospital of their injuries in Afghanistan: >>
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The performer and composer, considered a 'National Living Treasure' in India, was the first Indian musician to be honored by the MacArthur Foundation with its so-called genius grant. >>
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The school's longest-serving faculty member, he was a venerated mentor to three generations of students. He also was the author of nearly 30 books. >>
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The coin-operated gadget once was pervasive in motel rooms and became a cultural touchstone for a generation of American travelers. >>
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Title now passes to London native and World War I veteran Henry Allingham. Oldest person remains 115-year-old Gertrude Baines of Los Angeles. >>
Fiore is said to have taught more than 100,000 people to ski at Badger Pass over a 50-year period. >>
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The left-hander came through at the plate to help the New York Giants win their last championship by sweeping the heavily favored Cleveland Indians. >>
She helped lead opposition to Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship that ousted her socialist husband in a 1973 coup. >>
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He tried more than 400 cases in his 40-year career in Southern California, winning a record-setting $23 million for a group of Samoan Americans beaten by L.A. County sheriff's deputies. >>
John F. Mitchell, Motorola cellphone pioneer, dies at 81; Charlie Mariano, alto saxophonist, dies at 85; Jean Hugel, French winemaker, dies at 84 >>
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The influential band's hits included 'Walk -- Don't Run' and the theme from 'Hawaii Five-O.' >>
Jack Reilly dies at 84, TV producer worked on 'Entertainment Tonight' and 'Good Morning America'; George Belotti dies at 74, USC tackle was on the American Football League's first championship team >>
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She helped found and run the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, and pushed for TV closed-captioning and a statewide telephone communication system for the hearing-impaired. >>
Barry Beckett, record producer who worked with big-name singers, dies at 66; Hal Woodeshick, pitcher who during 11-year career was an All-Star and part of a World Series championship team, dies at 76 >>
Nimitz played with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Herbie Mann and had a busy career as a studio musician in Hollywood. >>
Carl Pursell >>
MILITARY DEATHS
He graduated from West Point in 1994 and served for eight years as an Army combat engineer. He had earned an MBA and was working as a healthcare consultant when he was returned to active duty. >>
MILITARY DEATHS
The entertainment company executive is killed in Afghanistan while serving on his fourth overseas tour. >>
The field of study did not exist when he taught the first university-level course on Chinese American history in 1969 at San Francisco State. >>
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2001 and joined the Army in 2006, and was on his fourth combat tour when he was killed. He had earned nearly two dozen ribbons and medals. >>
Terry was the only member of the unit convicted in the Freeman Field Mutiny, in which black officers plotted to integrate an all-white officer's club in Indiana in 1945. He was pardoned in 1995. >>
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan: >>
Best known for reworking masterpieces of European and American art history, Colescott was the first black American to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. >>
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A pioneer of poetry written in plain American English, Norse was mentor or peer to great talents in 20th century American literature, including Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin and Allen Ginsberg. >>
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Thomas Berry dies at 94; cultural historian became a leading thinker on religion and the environmentDescribed as an 'eco-theologian,' he was an early advocate of the notion that Earth's ecological crisis was basically a crisis of the spirit. >>
Edward V. Hanrahan dies at 88, former Illinois prosecutor; Huey Long dies at 105, jazz guitarist sang with the Ink Spots; Thembi Ngubane dies at 24, South African AIDS activist >>
He chaired UCLA's department of biological chemistry and was selected by President Nixon to lead the first scientific delegation to China. >>
Woodie Held, 14-year major league ballplayer, dies at 77; Sheryl Flowers, a producer of Tavis Smiley's public radio shows, dies at 42 >>
Quick also led American Olympic teams in 1988, 1996 and 2000, at which his athletes won 59 medals. He coached at Auburn, Stanford and the University of Texas. >>
Cole, who was killed in a car crash in Uganda, battled toxic waste facilities, mega-dairies and mining companies in poor and minority communities. >>
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The founder and president of L.A.-based Pioneeer Savings and Loan Assn. also was president of the United States Savings and Loan League and a major donor to UC Irvine. >>
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While in the military, he became technical advisor to the 1949 movie 'Sands of Iwo Jima' and befriended star John Wayne. He was a combat correspondent and also wrote books and screenplays. >>
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He received a Medal of Honor for staying behind despite being injured himself. After World War II, he joined the Army and served in Korea and Vietnam. >>
Former USC exec Thomas P. Nickell Jr. dies at 88; former sports team owner Roy Boe dies at 79; retired vice admiral James F. Calvert dies at 88; space law expert Eilene M. Galloway dies at 102 >>
He popularized casual eateries such as Chili's, Macaroni Grill and Steak & Ale. >>
The computer scientist, whose work in the field of algorithms led to new ways to search massive databases, apparently drowned in his pool. Friends say he couldn't swim. >>
Clark pushed for more bus service as Orange County was starting to grow, and also helped bring Rams football team to Anaheim. >>
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He was the world's longest-serving leader, beginning his presidency in December 1967. >>
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A well-regarded guitarist, he wrote the hit song 'Peaceful' for Helen Reddy and played in Bob Dylan's backup band on the influential 1965 album 'Bringing It All Back Home.' >>
Charles Donald Albury, copilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II, has died. He was 88. >>
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Friedman developed a groundbreaking program to help apprehensive patients overcome their fear of dental work. He also founded the school's department of behavioral dentistry. >>
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A Bay Area dentist for five decades, Lucas campaigned with Ronald Reagan and later used his clout to mobilize other conservative blacks for political action. >>
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, or who died at a military hospital of their injuries: >>
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He was the center of a publicized Orange County murder trial after the death of his wife, a popular and outgoing school board member in the Capistrano Unified School District. >>
Jim Owens dies at 82, former Huskies football coach; Richard E. Jacobs dies at 83, ex-owner of the Cleveland Indians; Shih Kien dies at 96, veteran Hong Kong actor was in 'Enter the Dragon' >>
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He and a friend from Marin County were shot to death in an attack on a combat outpost north of Baghdad that left three other American troops wounded. >>
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The spellbinding orator and forceful presence gained legendary status as a fierce defender of union workers. >>
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He gained fame as one of L.A.'s Abstract Classicists and taught in L.A. and New Mexico. >>
The foe of Fidel Castro also took part in the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion. >>
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The popular 6-foot-3 guard once held the NBA record for consecutive games played and remains the Clippers' franchise leader in several statistical categories. >>
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Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, where he was working on a movie. A Thai newspaper indicates he committed suicide. >>
He was best known for his musical partnership with entertainer Louis Prima. They were a nightclub fixture and appeared on TV and in movies. >>
She opened doors for other female blues singers. Among her hits were 'Wang Dang Doodle' and 'I'm a Woman.' >>
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After an early modeling and stage career, she became a versatile performer on dozens of programs, notably as secretary Della Street in 'Perry Mason.' >>
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He began working at the Natural History Museum in the 1930s. Under his supervision, the museum accelerated its expeditionary collection work. >>
Louisiana elections activist Luther Devine Knox dies at 80; noted biophysicist and Israel's 4th president Ephraim Katzir dies at 93; legendary European racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien dies at 92 >>
The journalist joined NASA in 1958 as a public information officer and started providing commentary from Mission Control for TV feeds in 1963, serving through agency triumphs and tragedies. >>
He and UC San Diego colleague Robert Engle won the 2003 prize by showing that many of the standard formulas being used by economists were outmoded. >>
The couple, who were married for five years, formed a company to distribute a line of pet food named after the actress-singer. But the firm quickly unraveled. >>
Oleg Shenin, participant in failed Gorbachev ouster, dies at 71 >>
She was about 2 months old when she sailed on the ocean liner in 1912. She, her mother and brother were saved. Her father was among those who went down with the ship. >>
His long ring career included a memorable grudge match against Freddie Blassie in the Coliseum in 1971. >>
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Kahn, a Santa Monica resident, had a side career as a suit-wearing, briefcase-toting stand-up comic. As a lawyer, he may be best known for representing convicted spy Andrew Daulton Lee. >>
MILITARY DEATHS
The 10-year military veteran, who joined the Marine Corps at age 17 and served for six years, later joined the Army's military police program and was helping to train Iraqi police. >>
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq: >>
A man with her also dies as the two-seater aircraft hits power lines in Utah. She represented medical marijuana growers and former Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson. >>
Jaafar Numeiri, former Sudanese president who imposed Islamic law in the country, dies at 79. >>
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He received an Emmy Award for his work on 'All in the Family' and launched a spinoff, 'The Jeffersons.' He also helped create 'Three's Company' and produced another spinoff, 'Three's a Crowd.' >>
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Ireland was best known for transforming a decrepit 1886 Victorian house in San Francisco's Mission District into a home that was also a work of art. >>
Henry 'Butch' Stone, a singer and sax player, dies at 96; Richard Lewis, a producer of TV dramas in the 1950s, dies at 89; Daniel Carasso, who built a global yogurt company, dies at 103 >>
The grandson of Japanese immigrants established UC Berkeley's PhD program in ethnic studies, the first of its kind in the nation, and gave it prestige by drawing top-notch scholars as teachers. >>
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The son of character actor Alex Rocco also directed 'Murder in the First' and 'Scenes From the Goldmine,' a drama about the L.A. rock music scene. The cause of death has not been determined. >>
The Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste, priest who fought for Haitian immigrants, dies at 62; Christopher Randolph, head of Marine scholarship fund, dies at 64 >>
The 27-year veteran of the Marines served from before World War II, during which he was awarded a Bronze Star, through the Vietnam War. >>
The son of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson lacked her charisma but led the church she founded through a period of explosive growth. >>
Maria Amelia Lopez, self-proclaimed world's oldest blogger, dies at 97; Yehoshua Zettler, Jewish militant and mastermind of U.N. envoy's assassination, dies at 91 >>
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She made 20 films between 1941 and 1948, then married Jaime del Amo, who would help develop Del Amo Shopping Center on family land in Torrance. >>
The son of character actor Alex Rocco also directed 'Murder in the First' and 'Scenes From the Goldmine,' a drama about the L.A. rock music scene. The cause of death has not been determined. >>
His second book, 'The Israelis: Founders and Sons,' challenged the heroic image of his country's Zionist founders. >>
The research of Furchgott and two co-winners on the function of nitric oxide in the body was important to cardiovascular medicine -- and helped pave the way for Viagra. >>
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She also directed the White House Fellows program, served in the Interior Department and had been a private investigator. >>
Fiat dynasty member Susanna Agnelli dies at 87; romance novelist Elsie B. Washington dies at 66; former Wilco band member Jay Bennett dies at 45; Russian actor Oleg Yankovsky dies at 65; human rights >>
The fighter pilot was shot down during the war and spent two years in a Manchurian prison. Later in life, he sought out and became friends with the Chinese pilot credited with shooting him down. >>
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Chinn was among the very few Chinese Americans to capture street scenes in the famous neighborhood. His most productive years were from 1947 to 1949. >>
The pianist and vibraphonist was one of the Montgomery Brothers. His siblings included well-known guitarist Wes and electric bassist Monk. >>
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Marian Wagstaff, a far-sighted educator who turned a Compton school into a model of racial harmony and integrated its faculty years before the court rulings and civil rights protests of the 1950s and '60s, died April 26 at a nursing home in Santa Cruz. She was 97. >>
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He was one of two U.S. soldiers shot to death in an attack on a combat outpost north of Baghdad that left three other American troops wounded. >>
MILITARY DEATHS
The medic is among five troops who died when a suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives at the entrance to a police headquarters in northern Iraq. >>
OBITUARIES
Ralph D. Winter, a Christian missionary who was named one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine in 2005, died Wednesday at his home in Pasadena after battling multiple myeloma and lymphoma. He was 84. >>
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq: >>
His work was initially prized for practicality by Southern Californian homeowners in the 1950s. Later collectors and museum curators valued its elegance and timelessness. >>
The advocate later ran influential AIDS service groups, including Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. >>
The former president, embroiled in a bribery scandal, suffers head injuries in a fall. Some reports say he left a suicide note. >>
The former director of the American Friends Service Committee in San Diego cataloged alleged abuses by border agents and testified before Congress about the effect of the crackdown. >>
OBITUARIES
A writer for "Bonanza," "Hawaii Five-O," "The Waltons" and more, he was also a USC professor. >>
The Canadian gained international notice when he and a colleague won a contest to design Simon Fraser University near Vancouver. Erickson also designed the Canadian Embassy in Washington. >>
The school's library is named after the longtime board member, who was also a civil rights activist and practiced law until he was 90. >>
Obituaries
Jois taught Ashtanga, an extremely demanding form of yoga, for 75 years. Beginning in 1975, he taught widely in the U.S., where his classes become wildly popular. >>
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Nicknamed Snuffy, he played 11 years with the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. >>
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