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Dr. David L. Rimoin dies at 75; Cedars-Sinai geneticist
Dr. David L. Rimoin, a medical geneticist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who pioneered studies of dwarfism and other skeletal abnormalities, died Sunday at the Los Angeles hospital. He was 75 and had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer days...Tags: Genetic Condition, Genes and Chromosomes, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University
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Doc Watson dies at 89; guitarist and singer
In 1962, Doc Watson and some of his musician neighbors set out from their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the journey of a lifetime, to perform at the Ash Grove folk club in Los Angeles.
"I remember the first trip we did," Watson said in a 2008...Tags: Barbara Lee, Radio Industry, Grammy Awards, Chet Atkins, Radio
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PASSINGS: Richard W. Lyman, Johnny Tapia
Richard W. Lyman
Former president of Stanford University
Richard W. Lyman, 88, a former president and provost of Stanford University who clamped down on student protests during the Vietnam War era, died Sunday of congestive heart failure in Palo Alto,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Boxing, Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Boxing Federation
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Army Sgt. Brian L. Walker, Lucerne Valley; killed in Afghanistan
Ashley Caswell had never been a believer in love at first sight. Then she met Army Sgt. Brian L. Walker, a fellow military policeman at Ft. Bragg, N.C., who hailed from Lucerne Valley, Calif. "He had me at 'hello,'" she said. Like her, he had blond hair...
Tags: Pakistan, Bombings, Explosions, Deere and Company, Mitchell Landsberg
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For the record
Military obit: An obituary of Army Sgt. Brian L. Walker that ran in the May 27 California section incorrectly reported that he was killed May 8 in Afghanistan. Walker, 25, died while on patrol May 13 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised... -
PASSINGS: Harold 'Hal' Jackson, Janet Carroll
Harold 'Hal' Jackson Pioneering African American on network radio Harold "Hal" Jackson, 96, the first African American voice on network radio, died Wednesday at a New York City hospital, said Deon Levingston, an executive at WBLS, a station owned by...Tags: Radio, Social Issues, Entertainment, Tom Cruise, Celebrities
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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Local Elections, Hillary Clinton, Anglicanism, Jimmy Carter, Jesse Jackson
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An appreciation: Doug Dillard was 'my mentor,' John McEuen says
Pop & HissNitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen praises banjo player Doug Dillard as "my mentor." Doug Dillard helped inspire many young fans, including McEuen and Steve Martin, to take up the banjo.... -
PASSINGS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bob Boozer, Jim Abdnor, Chuck Brown, Herbert Breslin
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Renowned baritone championed German lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, a renowned baritone who led a worldwide revival in popularity for German lieder, died in his sleep Friday at his home in the southern German city of...Tags: Oscar Robertson, U.S. Senate, Bob Boozer, Louis Brown, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees: More than disco kings [video]
Pop & HissRobin Gibb, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer Sunday at the age of 62, was a founding member of the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and twin Maurice. In 1994, the brothers Gibb were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Grammy Museum... -
Robin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer, 62, had battled cancer
Pop & HissRobin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer-songwriter, who with his brothers made up one-third of one of the disco era's biggest acts, has died at 62 after a long battle with cancer....
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