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PASSINGS: Richard J. Dorso, Elisabeth Sladen, Roy Edward Burris
RICHARD J. DORSO
Talent agent, TV exec, boutique owner
Richard J. "Dick" Dorso, 101, whose lengthy Hollywood career ranged from talent agent to television writer and producer to haberdasher, died April 6 at his home in Los Angeles, his family said....Tags: Ethel Merman, Patty Duke, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Cancer, Andrews Sisters (music group)
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PASSINGS: Poly Styrene, Huey P. Meaux, Morty Jacobs, Nawang Gombu
Poly Styrene
Singer in the punk band X-Ray Spex
Poly Styrene, 53, the braces-wearing singer who belted out "Oh bondage, up yours!" with the punk band X-Ray Spex, died Monday, according to a statement on her website.
Styrene, whose real name was...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice, Ethel Merman, Climbing, England
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PASSINGS: Evelyn Haas, Ernest Auerbach, Keith Crown, Rex Nettleford
Evelyn Haas
Widow of Levi's CEO
Evelyn Haas, 92, a prominent San Francisco philanthropist and widow of Levi Strauss & Co. chief executive Walter Haas Jr., died Wednesday in San Francisco, her charitable foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund,...Tags: Social Issues, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Religious Conflicts, Death, Sports
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First Lady Michelle Obama's State of the Union guests -- list here
Top of the TicketEvery president since Ronald Reagan has used the State of the Union address to showcase heroes of the past year -- and convey a sense that they are still connected to the voters and the issues that propelled them to...... -
Ruth Graham, 87; had active role as wife of famed evangelist
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRuth Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, who supported her famous husband as he spread the Gospel to millions but dispelled the notion of the demure preacher's wife with her humor, spunk, poetry-writing and motorcycle riding, died Thursday at her...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Death, Sports, Suicide, The Washington Post
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Billy Graham Is Frail, but Mission Is Strong
Times Staff WriterHe is 86 now and suffering from Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous disorder that makes it difficult for him to write by hand. He is using a walker as he recuperates after two falls earlier this year that broke his pelvic bone in three places....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Rose Bowl Game, Richard Nixon, Nancy Reagan
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Performing arts
This list is not all-inclusive Acting troupes/ensembles Albright Theatre Company 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia 630-406-8838; albrighttheatre.com Albright began with five dedicated members in 1974 and grew to 80, serving an audience of loyal...
Tags: Trumbo (movie), Music Theater, Fine Artists, Game, Concerts
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, West Chicago police blotter: May 15
The following were taken from police reports: Wheaton •The driver's side, rear door of a vehicle was scratched while it was parked in a parking lot in the 400 block of Roosevelt Road between 6:20 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 11. •A large rock was...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Kenilworth, Chicago Tribune, Physical Fitness and Exercise, West Chicago
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West DuPage police blotter: May 8
The following items were taken from Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, West Chicago and Winfield police reports. Wheaton •Paint was chipped by an unknown object on a vehicle sometime between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on May 5 in the 1200 block of Briarbrook Drive....
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Theft, Cell Phones
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Good for you: April 1
Christine "Chrissy" Hodny, a senior mechanical engineering major from Aberdeen, has been selected to participate in a prestigious group of student leaders at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The Professional Development Institute is...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Science and Technology, Education, Adult Education
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Campus dirt connects Wheaton College to professor's religious artwork
David Hooker pulled a strand of hair from the clump of dust that had been dumped out of a vacuum bag. Some may find it unpalatable, he said, but in his eyes, it isn't dirty or gross. It's art. The associate art professor at Wheaton College has taken the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Sculpture, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Religious groups mull Obama's latest birth-control compromise
Wheaton College and Roman Catholic dioceses across Illinois, which sued the Obama administration to avoid paying for birth control, might not have to pay after all, under a health care compromise offered by the Obama administration. Seeking to appease...
Tags: Justice System, Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests
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