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    National Obituaries
    Ray Manzarek dies at 74; keyboardist for the Doors
    Manzarek, who was influenced by John Coltrane, added a jazz component to the band's rock sound and filled the role of bassist. The band charted 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 starting in 1967.

    When the Doors were still a fledgling quartet, and the band members were honing their chops playing five sets a night at the London Fog club in Hollywood, it wasn't rock stardom on keyboardist Ray Manzarek's mind as he and his three band mates laid down an extended jam for their debut album that ran more than seven minutes.
    By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times
    Mon May 20 21:29:00 UTC 2013
    Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran state 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 01:00:00 UTC 2013
    John Goddard dies at 88; adventurer fulfilled most of childhood goals
    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
    PASSINGS: Alan O'Day
    The songwriter wrote for other artists and had his own hit recording with 'Undercover Angel' in 1977.

     
    Mon May 20 01:00:00 UTC 2013
    Hedda Bolgar, renowned psychoanalyst, dies at 103
    Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several local institutions devoted to the field.

    Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103.
    By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
    Sat May 18 15:04:00 UTC 2013
    Ken Venturi dies at 82; golfer had dramatic win in 1964 U.S. Open
    Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.

    Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82.
    By Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
    Fri May 17 23:02:00 UTC 2013
    Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator
    Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war.

    BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
    By Andres D'Alessandro and Chris Kraul, Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Fri May 17 12:46:00 UTC 2013
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