The journalist covered the struggle for civil rights in Selma, Ala., and later became a columnist and wrote books on politics and government.
Haynes Johnson, a Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday at a hospital in Bethesda, Md., after suffering a heart attack. He was 81.
With IBM colleague Gerd Binnig, Rohrer invented the scanning tunneling microscope, which can show individual atoms on a surface and move them around.
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time.
Flynn Robinson, 72, guard on championship Lakers team; Steve Forrest, 87, star of TV's 'S.W.A.T.'; Mack Emerman, 89, founder of Criteria Recording Studios
A longtime Republican state senator and assemblyman, Newton R. Russell was admired on both sides of the aisle for his fairness and knowledge of the arcane rules of the state pension system.
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85.
As a boy growing up in L.A., Goddard dreamed of adventures in faraway lands: climbing the world's most perilous peaks, navigating its major rivers and exploring its most remote regions.
Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling fictional adventurer, would seem to have nothing on John Goddard.
By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times
Tue May 21 01:00:00 UTC 2013
KCSG Obituaries
Ina Mae Reinhardt
(August 7, 1938 - March 30, 2012) (Mesquite, NV) - Ina Mae Reinhardt, age 73, died Friday, March 30, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born August 7, 1938 in Wetumpka, Oklahoma to Ruby and Mary Ann Cox Sanders. On July 5, 1955 she ...
Steven Howard Cantonwine
July 25, 1949 - March 30, 2012
Master Sergeant Steven H. Cantonwine, USMC Retired, accepted orders for his final duty station issued by the Supreme Commandant on March 30, 2012. During the past six years he courageously endured ...
Trina Jo Taylor Lowry
October 12, 1968 - March 31, 2012
(Fillmore, UT) - Trina Jo Taylor Lowry, left her earthly bonds on Saturday, March 31st due to injuries she sustained in an automobile accident on I-15 near Fillmore, Utah. Trina was born in Cedar C...
Howard Frederick Hansen
Feb 07, 1922 - Mar 27, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Howard Frederick Hansen passed away March 27, 2012, following surgery in St. George, Utah.
He was born February 7, 1922, to Henry and Olga Jensen Hansen in Newton, Utah. He was ...
Carley Rexenne Colbert Koplin
Feb 11, 1936 - Mar 30, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Carley Rexenne Koplin, our little firecracker, peacefully passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 in St. George, Utah. She was born February 11, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Rex an...
Leila Callahan
Nov 01, 1924 - Mar 29, 2012
(Mesquite, NV) - Leila Callahan age 87, passed away early Thursday morning, March 29, 2012 at the Highland Manor care center in Mesquite, Nevada where she had been a resident for the past four year...
Theron Rex Dye
May 9, 1939 - March 29, 2012
(Green River, WY) - The family of Theron Rex Dye Jr., 72, born in Wales, Sanpete, Utah informs you of the passing of their brother, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. T.R. grew up in Wales, Uta...
Meda Jensen Curtis
(March 7, 1910 - March 28, 2012)
(St. George, UT) - Meda Jensen Curtis passed away March 28, 2012. She was born March 7, 1910 in Millville, Utah to Joseph Moroni Jensen and Augusta Amelia Elvira Jeppson Jensen. She married Gail Ja...
Mary Ellen Speirs
Sep 11, 1927 - Mar 25, 2012
(St. George, UT) - Mary Ellen Speirs passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Lehi, Utah, at the age of 84. She was born September 11, 1927 in Gypsum, Colorado to Paul and Marguerite Lea Douthit. ...
James LaVae Smith
Feb 02, 1935 - Mar 26, 2012
(Hurricane, UT) - James LaVae Smith peacefully left this earth on March 26, 2012 with courage and dignity surrounded by his family. LaVae was born February 2, 1935 to James Jackson Smith and Olive ...