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Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, d... |
Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
 Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called "the Miracle of America." So it is fitting that this great patriot left us o... |
Comic book artist Michael Turner dies at 37
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War,'" has died. He was 37. Turner died June 27 at a Santa Monica hospital of complications related to cancer, said Vi... |
Veteran BBC correspondent Wheeler dies at 85
LONDON (AP) -- Sir Charles Wheeler, who reported from Washington, Berlin and other capitals during a long and distinguished broadcasting career, died Friday. He was 85. Wheeler died at his London home of lung cancer, the British Broadcasting Corp. said. Wheeler cove... |
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83. As an entr... |
Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics
 Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "I'm so old-fashioned I believe in horse whipping." - During a debate in 1991 on an AIDS-related amendment. "Well, there is no joy in Mudville tonight. The mighty ultraliberal establishment, and the libera... |
Last of the `Baby Ballerinas' dies
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the "Baby Ballerinas," has died at her home in Australia, the Australian Ballet said. She was 89. Baronova died peacefully in her sleep on June 28,... |
Fortune teller made famous by Springsteen has died
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Fortune teller Madam Marie, a figure of rock 'n' roll mythology thanks to Bruce Springsteen, has died. She was in her mid-90s. Sally Castello tells the Asbury Park Press that her great-grandmother, Marie Castello, died Friday. The psychic r... |
AP correspondent who covered Eichmann trial dies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Garven F. Hudgins, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent who covered the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, has died, his family said. He was 84. Hudgins died June 23 at a Potomac, Md., nursing home after suffering from... |
Longtime college coach John Pont dies at 80
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- John Pont, who guided Indiana to its only Rose Bowl appearance 40 years ago and also coached at Northwestern, Yale and Miami of Ohio, died Tuesday. He was 80. Officials at Miami said Pont died at his home in Oxford, Ohio. Pont had been fighting canc... |
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