SAM ROBERTS
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The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Dynamic Harlem Pastor, Dies at 73
He led Abyssinian Baptist Church and helped revitalize his community by building housing, some of which he reserved for existing residents.
Roland Mesnier, Pastry Chef to Five Presidents, Dies at 78
French born and French trained, he served up inventive and ambrosial desserts in the White House for more than two decades.
Stuart Woods, Prolific Best-Selling Thriller Author, Dies at 84
His mysteries featured extravagant characters like Stone Barrington, a libidinous New York lawyer who, like Mr. Woods, hung out at Elaine’s.
Alan J. Hruska, a Founder of Soho Press, Dies at 88
A litigator for 44 years, he was also a novelist; a writer, director and producer of plays and films; and helped establish the independent publishing...
Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? It Might Be up for Debate.
More than a century after a Baptist minister from upstate New York took credit for writing the Pledge of Allegiance, new evidence suggests the possibility...
Vera Gissing, Who Was Rescued by ‘Britain’s Schindler,’ Dies at 93
She was not quite 11 when train convoys organized by a London stockbroker carried her and hundreds of other Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the...
Harvey Schlossberg, Cop With a Ph.D. in Defusing a Crisis, Dies at 85
A psychologist who had worn the blue, he coached thousands of New York City police officers in hostage negotiations, creating a model for law enforcement.
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