Emmett L. Bennett Jr., Ancient Script Expert, Dies at 93
- Margalit Fox - New York Times
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- January 02, 2012
Emmett L. Bennett Jr., Ancient Script Expert, Dies at 93.
Professor Bennett's work opened a window to deciphering tablets written in Linear B, a Bronze Age Aegean script.
His daughter Cynthia Be...
Bill Spanos loved to run, but arthritis forced him into gym
- Andrew Meacham - St. Petersburg Times
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- February 19, 2010
SOUTH PASADENA — Bill Spanos would have run forever if his body had let him.
He ran 22 marathons or half-marathons between 1991 and 2001 — all in retirement. When arthritis ate up most of his carti...
Retired priest of Newport News dies at 76
- Maegan Smith - Daily Press
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- February 04, 2010
NEWPORT NEWS, VA — More than 200 people gathered at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Newport News to say farewell to the priest who pastored the church for 30 years.
"He was th...
Veteran journalist Yiannis Voultepsis dies at 87
- E- Kathimerini
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- January 04, 2010
Prominent journalists and politicians on Saturday expressed their condolences at the news of the death, at the age of 87, of veteran journalist Yiannis Voultepsis. During his long and illustrious care...
Author Galateia Sarante passes away
- ANA- MPA
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- December 28, 2009
Greek author Galateia Sarante, the first woman ever to be elected a member of the Athens Academy in 1997, passed away on Monday at the age of 89.
She was born in the port city of Patras in 1920...
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