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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Buffalo State College's 11th president, Muriel Howard, released a statement regarding the six alumni killed on Flight 3407. Beverly Eckert was a 1975 graduate from Buffalo State. [46] On March 4, 2009, New York governor David Paterson proposed the creation of a scholarship fund to benefit children and financial dependents of the 50 crash victims.
Another execution of note in Kentucky was that of Rainey Bethea. Bethea was executed by hanging on 14 August 1936 for the rape of 70-year-old Lischia Edwards. He had also confessed to her murder by strangling but the Commonwealth indicted him only on the rape charge since that was the only capital crime for which the penalty was public hanging.
Christa E. Powell. Christa E. Powell, 82, of Richland, died Dec. 22 in Richland. She was born in Germany and lived in Richland for 30 years. She was an embroiderer and entrepreneur.
Kentucky has not executed a person in more than 15 years. Attorney General Russell Coleman wants to change that, potentially opening the door for Kentucky’s 20-plus people on death row to be ...
[656] (death announced on this date) Ralph Fertig, 89, American social justice activist, lawyer and author. [657] François-Marc Gagnon, 83, Canadian art historian. [658] Domenico Giannace, 94, Italian trade unionist and politician, member of the Regional Council of Basilicata (1980–1985). [659] John Harris, 83, English cricketer . [660]
Daiso, a chain of "100 yen shops," as they are known in Japan, launched in 1977 and has 3,620 locations in Japan and more than 2,200 stores worldwide. Daiso, the Japanese discount store, opens in ...
Buffalo Irish Times (an Irish-American bimonthly) The Buffalo News (the region's main paper) The Buffalo Times (daily newspaper published in Buffalo & Erie County from 1921–1939) Buffalo Rising began as a monthly publication and is now solely online. Business First of Buffalo (a weekly business publication)