Publisher Barney Rosset dies at 89
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The owner of Grove Press chafed at Puritanism and waged relentless obscenity challenges that helped redefine the First Amendment in America.
Steve Kordek, pinball innovator, dies at 100
Steve Kordek, 100, revolutionized pinball in 1948 when he introduced a pair of flippers at the bottom of the machine.
Ronald Fraser, oral historian of Spanish Civil War, dies at 81
Ronald Fraser, historian of the Spanish Civil War and pioneer of oral history, dies at 81.
Ann B. Mathias, senator’s wife and education proponent, dies at 83
Ann B. Mathias, the widow of former U.S. senator Charles McC. Mathias of Maryland, spoke poignantly about her struggle with dyslexia and became board chairman of the Lab School of Washington, an institution for learning-disabled children.
Nobel winner Renato Dulbecco dies
Dr. Dulbecco’s work revealed how viruses operate on cells and led to more research on the relationship between cancer and genes.
Arthur Dorman, veteran Md. lawmaker, dies
Dr. Dorman served in the House of Delegates and state Senate for 38 years.
Roger J. Miner, federal judge
Roger J. Miner, 77, a veteran member of the federal bench who was known for his outspoken criticism of what he viewed as the politicization of the process by which federal judges are chosen, died Feb. 18 at his home in Hudson, N.Y.
Harry McPherson Jr., presidential adviser and D.C. lobbyist, dead at 82
Harry C. McPherson Jr., a Texas-born lawyer who as a principal adviser, speechwriter and confidant to President Lyndon B. Johnson influenced a range of policies, from civil rights to the curtailing of bombing in Vietnam, died Feb. 16.
Correspondent Anthony Shadid dies at 43
Anthony Shadid, one of the most incisive and honored foreign correspondents of his generation, was covering the Syrian insurrection for the New York Times.
Robert Webb, longtime UMBC professor, dies at 89
Robert K. Webb, a scholar of British history, died Feb. 15 at his home in Washington.
Gary Carter, Hall of Fame baseball catcher, dies at 57
Gary Carter, a Hall of Fame baseball catcher whose timely hitting helped lead the New York Mets to a dramatic World Series championship in 1986, died Feb. 16 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
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