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June Havoc, immortalized in `Gypsy,’ dies at 97 (AP)

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 11:39 am  
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AP – Actress and writer June Havoc, whose childhood in vaudeville as Baby June was immortalized in the musical “Gypsy,” has died in Connecticut at age 97, her publicist said Monday.

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Schwartz, Pa. councilman convicted in Abscam, dies (AP)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 11:41 am  
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AP – A longtime Philadelphia City Council member whose career was ended by his conviction in the Abscam public corruption case three decades ago has died. George X. Schwartz was 95.

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Former world chess champion Smyslov dies at 89 (Reuters)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 11:40 am  
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Reuters – Former Soviet world chess champion Vasily Smyslov died on Saturday of heart failure, Russian television reported.

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Sports broadcasting pioneer Simmons dies at 81 (AP)

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 11:40 am  
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FILE - In this August 1982 file photo, USFL commissioner Chester R. Simmons poses for a photo in New York. Simmons, who served as president of ESPN during the company's launch in 1979, has died. He was 81. Simmons' family said he died in Atlanta on Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Marty Lederlandler, File)AP – Pioneering sports broadcaster Chester R. Simmons, who served as president of ESPN during the company’s launch in 1979, has died. He was 81.


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Singer Johnny Maestro dies in Fla., battled cancer (AP)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 11:40 am  
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AP – Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit “16 Candles” with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of cancer. He was 70.

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