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Mr. Farman’s single-minded and at times officially derided study of atmospheric changes in the Antarctic led to one of the most important environmental discoveries of the 20th century.
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Ms. White was seen in television roles from the 1950s through the mid-1970s, but was best remembered playing William Shatner’s loyal wife in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.”
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Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several...
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Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic...
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Mr. Seedman was the New York Police Department’s chief of detectives for only 13 months, but he helped modernize and restructure the way detectives and patrol officers did their jobs.
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Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war. He was 87.BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that...
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General Videla was serving a life sentence for abuses during a campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War. He was 87.
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Vincent G. Dowling, actor and director who gave Tom Hanks an early break, dies at 83; John LeMontaine, American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1959, dies at 93Vincent G. Dowling
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Mr. Trickle’s penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks.
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Mr. Messer’s charm and diplomacy attracted donations of major modern collections and his leadership helped established the Guggenheim among the world’s great museums of modern art.
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