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    National Obituaries
    Leonard Marsh dies at 80; cofounder and former CEO of Snapple
    Leonard Marsh was a window washer before he and his two partners created a beverage company that eventually became a household name and made them all multimillionaires.

    Leonard Marsh, a window washer from Brooklyn who struck it rich after he and two of his boyhood pals created a soft drink called Snapple, has died. He was 80.
    By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
    Sat May 25 19:41:00 UTC 2013
    Haynes Johnson dies at 81; won Pulitzer for civil rights coverage
    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.
    Associated Press
    Fri May 24 20:30:00 UTC 2013
    PASSINGS: Henri Dutilleux, Harold Shapero, Vernon McGarity
    Henri Dutilleux, 97, French composer; Harold Shapero, 93, composer and pianist; Vernon McGarity, 91, won Medal of Honor for Battle of Bulge

    Henri Dutilleux
    Fri May 24 23:40:00 UTC 2013
    Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
    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.
    By Thomas H. Maugh II, Special to The Times
    Thu May 23 21:40:00 UTC 2013
    PASSINGS: Flynn Robinson, Steve Forrest, Mack Emerman
    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

    Flynn Robinson
    Thu May 23 22:40:00 UTC 2013
    Charles Burford dies at 81; inventor created equipment for baking industry
    The Oklahoma farm boy became a prolific inventor whose patents included the machinery that puts twist ties on bread bags.

    Charles E. Burford, a prolific inventor whose patents included the equipment that puts twist ties on bread bags, has died. He was 81.
    McClatchy Newspapers
    Wed May 22 20:05:00 UTC 2013
    Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
    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.
    By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
    Tue May 21 17:10:00 UTC 2013
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