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Manning Marable dies at 60; historian and author of forthcoming Malcolm X biography
Manning Marable, an influential historian whose forthcoming biography of Malcolm X could revise perceptions of the slain civil rights leader, has died only days before the book described as his life's work was to be published. He was 60.
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Steve Blake: 'Iâm extremely excited to be coming here to the Lakers.'
Lakers BlogThe Lakers' newest acquisition, guard Steve Blake, spoke as if he had joined the two-time defending champions, which, in fact, he officially did. Blake was effusive in his praise for the Lakers while he met with reporters Wednesday. "Iâm extremely... -
PASSINGS: Nancy Stoner Sage, James R. Beniger, Bill Mullikin, J. Bruce Llewellyn
Nancy Stoner Sage 1906 San Francisco quake survivor Nancy Stoner Sage, 105, one of the few remaining survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, died Thursday, three days before the 104th anniversary of the temblor. She died of natural causes at a...Tags: Health, Family, Ginger Rogers, University of Southern California, Television Stations
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PASSINGS: Ronald W. Walters, Kathleen Fetzer, Jill Jackson
Ronald W. Walters
Scholar, author and political analyst
Ronald W. Walters, 72, a longtime political analyst and scholar at Howard University and the University of Maryland who was a leading expert on race and politics, died Sept. 10 at a hospital in...Tags: Minority Groups, Family, Howard University, Children, Jesse Jackson
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PASSINGS: Byron Palmer, Dr. John Miller Hyson Jr.
Byron Palmer
Broadway, TV actor
Byron Palmer, 89, an actor and singer who broke through in the late 1940s in the hit Broadway musical "Where's Charley?" and later co-starred on the TV show "This Is Your Music," died of natural causes Wednesday at...Tags: Health, Television, Minority Groups, Family, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Kenneth M. Stampp dies at 96; UC Berkeley historian repudiated paternalistic interpretations of slavery
Kenneth M. Stampp, a UC Berkeley historian whose repudiation of the benign, paternalistic interpretations of slavery that had prevailed for more than 100 years permanently altered his profession's views of what white Southerners had euphemistically called...Tags: Health, University of Michigan, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Considering retirement? Working might keep you healthier
Booster ShotsAs baby boomers reach retirement age, more are opting to continue to work, whether for economic reasons, or because they simply like to work. That employment can provide more than a paycheck -- working, it seems, has pretty good mental...... -
IRAN: Ahmadinejad says his country is respected; polls say the world doesn't agree
Babylon & BeyondIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likes to describe his government as a popular and respected player in world affairs. But recent polls indicate that Iranâs stature around the globe is not as high as its leader claims, even in parts of...... -
But does melatonin actually do anything?
Booster ShotsMelatonin may seem to be one of those benignly helpful substances that warrant little concern. The natural version is made in the brain, plays a role in our sleep cycles and is often taken -- by those who put faith...... -
PASSINGS: David C. Kohler, Ray Browne
David C. Kohler
Attorney, law school professor
David C. Kohler, 56, director of the entertainment and media law institute at Southwestern Law School, died of cancer Oct. 15 at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, the law school...Tags: Television, Long Island, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Death
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Robert A. Fuhrman dies at 84; former Lockheed executive
Robert A. Fuhrman, a pioneering Lockheed engineer who played a central role in the creation of the Polaris and Poseidon missiles before rising to the top of the aeronautics and aerospace giant, died Saturday in Pebble Beach, Calif. He was 84.
Fuhrman,...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Death, Weaponry, University of Michigan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tears for more than fears
Special to The TimesI cry. At mushy Hallmark commercials in which the son finally gets home on Christmas Eve. At weddings because everybody's so happy. At funerals because everybody's so sad. Even watching the Olympics, when I bond with the skaters who get teary because...Tags: Charles Darwin, Health, Philosophy, Alzheimer's Disease, Hospitals and Clinics
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