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Adviser to Presidents Paul W. McCracken Dies at 96

Written By Unknown on Saturday, 4 August 2012 | 17:13

Paul W. McCracken, a moderate Republican who served as economic adviser to both Republican and Democratic presidents who led the effort and ineffective...

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TV producer Joan Stein dies at 59

Joan Stein, a Tony award winning theater and television producer who helped launch some long-term in Los Angeles theater productions, including "Love...

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Maker of water-drop tanks William H. 'Bill' Mensing dies at 88.jpg-20120802

Written By Unknown on Friday, 3 August 2012 | 11:22

William H. "Bill" Mensing, owner of a commercial aircraft sheet metal the best drop of water tanks to helicopters to the Los Angeles Fire Department...

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Historian John Keegan Dies at 78

John Keegan, an Englishman widely considered the eminent military historian of his time and author of over 20 books, including the masterpiece "The...

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Editor on the Pentagon Papers Gerald Gold Dies at 85

Gerald Gold, editor of The New York Times who helped oversee the Herculean task to sift through a secret of 2.5 million words the story of Defense...

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Singer Tony Sly Dies at 41

Written By Unknown on Thursday, 2 August 2012 | 02:23

Tony Sly, the frontman of the punk rock band, based in Northern California, died for reasons not yet revealed. He was 41 years. "E" with great sadness...

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Character Actor Norman Alden Dies at 87

Norman Alden, a character actor who played a roll in soda "Back to the Future", a camera of Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" and the title role in the first...

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Pioneer in Cognitive Psychology George A. Miller Dies at 92

The psychological investigation was in a sort of slot in 1955 when George A. Miller, a Harvard professor, presented a report entitled "The magical...

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Acerbic Writer Gore Vidal Dies at 86

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 | 06:53

Gore Vidal, the elegant, bitter versatile man of letters who has presided over a sample of what is called the end of American civilization, died Tuesday...

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Writer Maeve Binchy Dies at 72

Maeve Binchy, a journalist turned best-selling novels, the large portrait of the women of Ireland to all kinds of adversity, died Monday in Dublin....

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Singer-Actor Tony Martin dies at 98

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 | 05:56

Tony Martin, one of the great names of singers, actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He was 98. Martin, who toured for years...

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French filmmaker Chris Marker dies at 91

Chris Marker, an enigmatic figure in French cinema, has avoided publicity and was reluctant to project their films, but is often ranked with his fellow...

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Norco Ranch founder Harry Eisen dies at 95

Written By Unknown on Monday, 30 July 2012 | 04:49

Harry Eisen, a Holocaust survivor born in Poland, founded Norco Ranch Inc., in western Riverside County in 1950 and built one of the largest egg producers...

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Rodeo Star Broc Cresta dies at 25

Broc Cresta, a California address Roper and rising star of the rodeo circuit, which was ranked No 12 in the world as a heel in team climbing pulley,...

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Engineer William Staub Dies at 96

Written By Unknown on Sunday, 29 July 2012 | 21:15

Bans personal trainer and yoga paddle, before "Just Do It", Bill Staub read a book that changed his life. It was called "aerobic", published in 1968,...

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