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Robert H. Barrow dies at 86; former commandant of the Marine Corps
Robert H. Barrow, a former commandant of the Marine Corps who was decorated for heroism and recognized for reforms, died Oct. 30 at his home in St. Francisville, La. He was 86 and had heart and circulatory problems.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 06:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Robert H. Barrow, a former commandant of the Marine Corps who was decorated for heroism and recognized for reforms, died Oct. 30 at his home in St. Francisville, La. He was 86 and had heart and circulatory problems.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 06:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Jacques Piccard dies at 86; scientist and underwater explorer
Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any man had gone before, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any man had gone before, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Betty Wagner Spandikow dies at 85; breast-feeding advocate helped found La Leche League International
Breast-feeding rates had fallen to nearly 20% in the United States in 1956 when Betty Wagner Spandikow and six other mothers in suburban Chicago gathered around a kitchen table to share breast-feeding tips and offer one another advice and support.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Breast-feeding rates had fallen to nearly 20% in the United States in 1956 when Betty Wagner Spandikow and six other mothers in suburban Chicago gathered around a kitchen table to share breast-feeding tips and offer one another advice and support.
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] – comment?
Rosa Broadous, matriarch of prominent Valley Baptist family, dies at 89
Long known as 'Mother Broadous,' she co-founded Pacoima's Calvary Baptist Church with her husband and led many community organizations. Six of her 10 children became Baptist ministers. Rosa L. Broadous, a community leader who was matriarch both of a prominent San Fernando Valley famil ... more »
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
Long known as 'Mother Broadous,' she co-founded Pacoima's Calvary Baptist Church with her husband and led many community organizations. Six of her 10 children became Baptist ministers. Rosa L. Broadous, a community leader who was matriarch both of a prominent San Fernando Valley famil ... more »
Los Angeles Times – Nov 4, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
William Wharton: Artist and writer who found fame with the novel 'Birdy'
William Wharton – to give him the name by which the world knew him – liked to call himself "a crazy painter who lived on a boat." The description was true, as far as it went. He was a notable artist in the expressionist style; and for the last 40 years of an idiosyncratic lif ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
William Wharton – to give him the name by which the world knew him – liked to call himself "a crazy painter who lived on a boat." The description was true, as far as it went. He was a notable artist in the expressionist style; and for the last 40 years of an idiosyncratic lif ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Yma Sumac: Singer who moved from folk music to Broadway and Hollywood
Known as "The Peruvian Songbird", Yma Sumac is in the record books for possessing a five-octave range. To have a voice which spanned the length of a piano was an extraordinary achievement, but it was little more than a gimmick, as some of her notes were questionable. She proudly stated tha ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Known as "The Peruvian Songbird", Yma Sumac is in the record books for possessing a five-octave range. To have a voice which spanned the length of a piano was an extraordinary achievement, but it was little more than a gimmick, as some of her notes were questionable. She proudly stated tha ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Professor Derek Brewer: Scholar of medieval literature who led the field of Chaucer studies after the Second World War
Derek Brewer, Emeritus Professor of English at Cambridge, was the founding figure in the post-war study of Chaucer and, through the publishing firm that he invented and guided, he contributed more than any other individual to furthering modern research into the early literatures and cultures of thes ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Derek Brewer, Emeritus Professor of English at Cambridge, was the founding figure in the post-war study of Chaucer and, through the publishing firm that he invented and guided, he contributed more than any other individual to furthering modern research into the early literatures and cultures of thes ... more »
The Independent – Nov 4, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Sir John Page
Tory MP for Harrow West who urged union reforms and opposed benefits for strikers.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
Tory MP for Harrow West who urged union reforms and opposed benefits for strikers.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
Yma Sumac
Singer whose wide vocal range and exotic Peruvian background made her a phenomenon in the 1950s.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:33 PM [GMT] – comment?
Singer whose wide vocal range and exotic Peruvian background made her a phenomenon in the 1950s.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:33 PM [GMT] – comment?
John Ringham
Character actor who became a familiar face on television with appearances in many popular shows.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
Character actor who became a familiar face on television with appearances in many popular shows.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 3, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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