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George LindseyGeorge Lindsey dies at 83; 'The Andy Griffith Show's' Goober Pyle
Los Angeles Times
Lindsey, who later was a regular on the long-running country music comedy show "Hee Haw," died at a healthcare center in Nashville after a brief illness, said his manager and booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed. "George Lindsey was my friend," Andy ...
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Los Angeles Times
Famous Fat Cat 'Meow' Dies In New Mexico
Huffington Post
SANTA FE, NM -- A cat that got national attention for tipping the scales at 39 pounds has died from apparent complications of his morbid obesity, an animal shelter said Monday. The orange and white tabby named Meow, who was between 2 and 5 years old, ...
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Famous 39-Lb. Cat Dies
People Magazine
Meow, a 39-lb. cat whose extreme obesity made headlines, died Saturday afternoon at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society. He was approximately 2 years old. His shockingly heavyset frame made for good TV, and Meow had made appearances on Today ...
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39-pound fat cat 'Meow' dies
New York Daily News
An obese New Mexico cat who won America over last month with his quest to lose weight died Saturday from pulmonary failure. "I am devastated to share with you that the respiratory distress that Meow was experiencing last week ... took his life at 4:30 ...
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New York Daily News
Fat cat's fate: Meow, the 39-pound feline, dies of lung failure
Los Angeles Times
By Rene Lynch Meow, the fat cat whose 39-pound girth helped raise awareness about obesity in pets, has died of lung failure. The orange-and-white tabby was turned in to the Santa Fe, NM, animal shelter last month and quickly made international ...
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Meow the 39-pound cat dies
msnbc.com (blog)
We are sad to report that Meow, the pudgy but adorable cat who charmed TODAY talent and viewers alike when he visited the show April 23, died over the weekend after developing unexpected respiratory difficulties. "We are devastated," said Mary Martin, ...
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George Lindsey, Andy Griffith Show's 'Goober Pyle' dies in Tennessee at 83
Washington Post
George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw,” has died. He was 83. The Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Lindsaydied early Sunday morning after ...
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George Lindsey, Goober on 'Andy Griffith,' Dies
Wall Street Journal
AP NASHVILLE, Tennessee—George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning gas-station attendant named Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died at age 83. The Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Mr. Lindsey died ...
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George Lindsey, TV's Goober Pyle, dies at age 83
Chicago Sun-Times
Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober Pyle , has died, Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 83. (AP Photo, file) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on “The Andy ...
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Famed obese New Mexico cat 'Meow' dies
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP SANTA FE, NM — A cat that got national attention for tipping the scales at 39 pounds has died from apparent complications of his morbid obesity, an animal shelter said Monday. FILE - This Thursday, April 19, 2012 file photo provided by the Santa Fe ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Australian hockey player dies on field
New York Daily News
The Age reported that the incident took place Sunday afternoon and Lizzie, who was playing along side her sister Cath, must have died after the ball struck her on the head, possibly after a deflection from her own stick. Lizzie, a first-grade player ...
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Meow, a 39-pound cat, dies of obesity complications
USA TODAY
The orange–and-white tabby died Saturday after he developed respiratory complications. "We are devastated," said Mary Martin, the Santa Fe shelter's executive director. "We were in a race against time to get the weight off Meow ... and we lost.
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Arkansas musician "Iron Man" Burks dies at 54
Fox News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Alligator Records says Arkansas bluesman Michael "Iron Man" Burks has died after collapsing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was 54. The record label says Burks collapsed Sunday after returning from a European ...
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George Lindsey, Mayberry's 'Goober Pyle,' dies at 83
Washington Post
George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw,” died May 6 in Nashville. He was 83. George "Goober" Lindsey, the jovial persona on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw.
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Arkansas musician 'Iron Man' Burks dies at 54
The Seattle Times
Alligator Records says Arkansas bluesman Michael "Iron Man" Burks has diedafter collapsing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was 54. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article.
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Celebrity fat cat Meow dies of heart failure
Fox News
SF Humane Society Meow, the 39-pound cat who made appearances on "Today" and "Anderson Cooper" as he struggled to pare off the pounds, diedthis weekend, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society announced Monday. Meow meowed his last after ...
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Fat Cat 'Meow' Dies
ABC News (blog)
Meow, the 39-pound cat from New Mexico who made national headlines in his quest to lose weight, has died. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society announced Meow's death in a Facebook post, saying the 2-year-old cat passed away Saturday afternoon ...
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Paraglider dies prior to launch in Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles Times
A paraglider preparing to launch died suddenly before takeoff in the Angeles National Forest, officials said Monday. The paraglider was dead when forest deputies and rescue crews from the LA Fire Department arrived Sunday at the Kagel Canyon launch ...
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George Lindsey, known as TV's Goober Pyle, dies
WSFA
George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober Pyle, diedearly Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 83. (AP Photo, file) A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said Monday.
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Hocking County man dies in house fire
Columbus Dispatch
By Mary Beth Lane A Hocking County man died this morning of injuries from a house fire yesterday. Paul Weigerding, 62, of Logan, was found on the first floor of his burning home about 2:45 pm and taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ...
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George Lindsey--Andy Griffith Show's 'Goober'--dies at age 83
The Tennessean
George Lindsey, most widely known for playing Goober Pyle on the iconic television series The Andy Griffith Show, died at 12:05 am Sunday in Nashville after an extended hospitalization. He was 83. As long as his health allowed, George Lindsey was still ...
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George Lindsey, Goober Pyle on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dies at 83
Boston Herald
By Dennis Mclellan / Los Angeles Times George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Mayberry RFD,” died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
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Amy Rauch Neilson, breast cancer activist, dies at age 43
Detroit Free Press
Amy Rauch Neilson — prolific blogger and breast cancer activist — diedSunday, May 6, 2012, at her home. / www.itsinthegenes.org By Robin Erb Cancer survivor Amy Rauch Neilson with her 2-year-old firstborn, Theo, choosing flowers for Easter.
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Gainesville man dies after fight with roommate
Orlando Sentinel
AP GAINESVILLE, Florida — A 63-year-old Gainesville man has died after suffering a broken neck during what police describe as an altercation with a housemate. Police say Pearlie Mack Alexander died Sunday after his family took him off life support.
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Army officer dies during Skype chat with wife
CBS News
(AP) HOUSTON - The wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday. The circumstances of Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark's death were not immediately available.
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CBS News
Australian dies from field hockey accident
FOXSports.com
A top young Australian field hockey player died Sunday after accidentally being hit in the head in a freak accident during a game. Lizzie Watkins 24, suffered fatal head injuries after a ball deflected off her own stick and hit her in the back of the ...
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George "Goober" Lindsey dies
WZZM
(THE TENNESSEAN) - George "Goober" Lindsey, most widely known for playing Goober Pyle on the iconic television series The Andy Griffith Show, died Sunday in Nashville after an extended hospitalization. He was 83. As long as his health allowed, ...
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WZZM
George Lindsey, TV's Goober Pyle, Dies at 83
New York Times
George Lindsey, the Alabama-born actor and comedian best known for playing the good-natured if none-too-bright gas station attendant Goober on three television series, died on Sunday in Nashville. He was 83. His death was announced by the Marshall ...
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New York Times
UK Computer Pioneer Dies
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Ben Rooney We are sorry to hear of the death of Ernest Kaye, the last surviving member of the original design team of four that built the world's first business computer. The computer, LEO (Lyons Electronic Office), was a triumph of British ...
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BRIEF: Child Dies After Being Taken Off Life Support
Chicago Tribune
A 5-year-old boy who suffered severe injuries after his stepfather threw him into a dresser has died. Isaiah Ithurria was taken off life support at about noon Friday at University of New Mexico Hospital, according to a statement from Albuquerque police ...
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BRIEF: Belfair man dies in tree-cutting accident
Chicago Tribune
BELFAIR — A 52-year-old Belfair man died Saturday evening after the tree he was cutting down unexpectedly splintered, causing him to fall about 60 feet to the ground and strike his head on a fence post. Mason County coroner Wes Stockwell said Anthony ...
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39-pound celebrity fat cat Meow dies of respiratory distress
TheCelebrityCafe.com
Meow, the celebrity fat cat who weighed 39 pounds and made several appearances on television, has died. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society announced his death on Monday. The organization issued a statement on its Facebook page, ...
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Photos: George Lindsey Dead: Goober Pyle of the 'Andy Griffith Show' Dies At 83
Denver Post
(AP) — George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw,” has died. He was 83. A press release from Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Lindsay diedearly Sunday morning after ...
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Robert Miles Parker dies; artist, architectural preservationist
Los Angeles Times
His partner, David Van Leer, said that the cause was unknown, but that Parker, who died April 17 at his home in New York City, had numerous health problems since being diagnosed with AIDS 20 years ago. Parker published three collections of his drawings ...
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Solider in Afghanistan dies during Skype chat with wife
Orlando Sentinel
An Army captain's wife witnessed her husband's death while the couple was engaged in one of their regular video chats -- he from his base in Afghanistan and she from the United States, some 7500 miles away -- the family said. Capt.
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Woman dies in head-on collision west of Colfax
Chicago Tribune
Susie S. Koontz, 93, of Bellevue, died at the scene of the collision, and five other people were injured, some of them seriously. The collision occurred when a westbound 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Diana Chun, 21, of Coulee Dam, drifted off the ...
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Traverse City woman dies in crash in Bloomfield Township
Detroit Free Press
By Tammy Stables Battaglia Police say a 72-year-old Traverse City womandied and her passenger was critically injured after a truck ran a red light in Bloomfield Township on Sunday afternoon. Theresa Dora Leone of Traverse City died at a local hospital ...
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Bob Stewart, creator of popular TV game shows, dies at 91
Boston Herald
By Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Bob Stewart, a television producer who created such popular game shows as “To Tell the Truth,” “The $10000 Pyramid,” and the enduring daytime hit “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 91.
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Meow, the 40-POUND cat dies
Daily Mail
By AP A cat that got national attention for tipping the scales at 39 pounds has tragically died. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society said today that the orange and white tabby named Meow died over the weekend, likely from complications from ...
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Daily Mail
Reports: NZ boxer dies in Tahiti
FOXSports.com
New Zealand media reports say a New Zealand boxer has died in Tahiti after collapsing only 32 seconds into his first professional bout. Peruvian-born Willman Rodriguez Gonzalez, 29, was fighting Tahitian Karihi Tehei in a lightweight bout at the Min-Ah ...
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Nurse in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife
KPHO Phoenix
The family says Clark's wife witnessed the officer's death, which happened April 30, 2012 as the two were video chatting via Skype. (AP Photo/US Army) By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - The wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan ...
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'Tapestry' Photographer Jim McCrary Dies
Billboard
by Marc Schneider, NY | May 07, 2012 2:35 EDT Jim McCrary, who was behind the camera for hundreds of album covers including Carole King's iconic "Tapestry," but who soured on rock photography following an encounter with a young Michael Jackson,died ...
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Billboard
39-pound cat dies
Toronto Sun
Meow, the famous 39-pound cat, has died. "We are devastated," said Mary Martin, executive director of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society. "We were in a race against time to get the weight off Meow before he developed complications from his ...
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Arkansas Bluesman Michael Burks Dies
KARK
Arkansas-based guitarist, vocalist, songwriter Michael "Iron Man" Burks died in Atlanta on Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 54 years old. He was returning from a tour of Europe and collapsed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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East Greenwich priest dies after fall
Boston.com
EAST GREENWICH, RI—Roman Catholic parishioners at Our Lady of Mercy in East Greenwich learned during Sunday Mass that their pastor had died only hours earlier after an accident. Bishop Robert Evans of the Providence diocese told the parish that the ...
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