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Neuhaus, conservative Catholic intellectual, advocate for religion in public life, dead at 72
AP Religion WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build a new coalition of conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics, and informally advised President George W. Bush, died Thursday. He was 72....Tags: Wars and Interventions, George Bush, Health Treatments, Richard John Neuhaus, Protestant
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FDA supports Vytorin use after finishing review of controversial comparison study
AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its just-completed review of a controversial study that hammered Vytorin sales. A statement...Tags: Sales, Joint Ventures, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Western Medicines
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'Prince' Joe Henry of Negro Leagues dies at 80
Family, friends and baseball fans are mourning the death of former Negro Leagues player "Prince" Joe Henry, known for his skills at entertaining crowds. A funeral service was scheduled Thursday at the Lovejoy Civic Center in Brooklyn, followed by burial...Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox
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Former Detroit Negro League player Henry dies
Associated Press WriterFamily, friends and baseball fans on Thursday mourned the death of former Negro Leagues player "Prince" Joe Henry, known for his skills at entertaining crowds while he was a player. Henry was to be buried Thursday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...Tags: Minority Groups, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Media groups want names of hundreds in unmarked graves at old Nebraska psychiatric hospital
Associated Press WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several media organizations on Thursday joined a Nebraska historical society's fight to obtain the names of 957 people buried in unmarked graves at a former psychiatric hospital cemetery. The organizations filed a "friend of...Tags: Justice System, Freedom of the Press, Court Administration, Local Authority, Tourism and Leisure
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John Travolta's family plans private memorial service for 16-year-old son Jett at Florida home
Associated Press WriterOCALA, Fla. (AP) — John Travolta and his family were expected to host a private memorial service Thursday for their son, 16-year-old Jett Travolta, at their home in a central Florida gated community. The actor and his wife, Kelly Preston, live in a...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Kelly Preston, Celebrity, Cults and Sects, Los Angeles
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Suicide bomber attacks US patrol, at least 2 troops and 3 civilians killed
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck U.S. troops patrolling on foot in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least two soldiers and three civilians and wounding at least nine others, officials said. The blast followed an...Tags: Suicide, Local Authority, NATO, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
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Member of original Navy SEAL unit dies at Florida home
The Associated PressRoy Boehm, who helped start the U.S. Navy's first SEAL team, has died. He was 84. Boehm, a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, died at his southwest Florida home Dec. 30, his son, Robert Boehm, said. "He was a true patriot, he was what you called...Tags: Armed Forces, Florida, Defense, World War II
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Private funeral set for Travolta's son in Fla.
The Associated PressA private funeral service is set to be held in Ocala for John Travolta's teenage son. The funeral for Jett Travolta is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The service is closed to the media, and the exact time has not been disclosed. Doctors in the...Tags: Jett Travolta, John Travolta
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Funeral set for John Travolta's son
The Associated PressJohn Travolta and family were expected to host a private memorial service today for 16-year-old Jett Travolta at their gated-community home in central Florida while some town residents joined the mourning from afar. The actor and his wife, Kelly Preston,...Tags: Jett Travolta, John Travolta
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School, family mourn Belleville student, 15
Counseling is being offered this week to a Belleville high school's students who are grieving the death of a 15-year-old freshman. Belleville East High School student Jacob Kellogg was found dead Tuesday in his bed in his Swansea home. There's no word...Tags: Schools
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Charles J. 'Chuck' Huck Jr., 1936 to 2009: Chicago chapter founder of Laurel and Hardy appreciation society
Special to TribuneCharles J. "Chuck" Huck Jr. was the founder and grand sheik of the Chicago Bacon Grabbers, a local chapter of Sons of the Desert, an international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society. His grand title didn't mean much—he was perfectly happy that...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Stan Laurel, Warrenville, Ceremonies, Bacon
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