Obituaries Related to "Downs" from New York Times Archive
Hugh Downs, Perennial Small-Screen Fixture, Is Dead at 99
A longtime host of both “Today” and “20/20,” for many years he held the Guinness-certified record for most total hours on commercial network television.
Albert J. Dunlap, Tough Executive Known as Chainsaw Al, Dies at 81
Viewing himself as a corporate doctor who knew what ailed troubled companies, Mr. Dunlap was known for his outspokenness and big layoffs.
Denis Healey, 98, Dies; Feisty Labour Leader in a Downsized Britain
The British socialist politician and intellect used his various leadership roles to tell his party “hard truths about Britain having to live within her means.”
Review: ‘Long Story Short,’ Till Death Do Us Part
This two-character show from Prospect Theater Company follows a couple from first date till death.
Death By a Thousand Write-Downs
What’s really killing investors’ confidence in Wall Street firms is the uncertainty and unpredictability of the recent write-downs, David Weidner wrote in a commentary on MarketWatch. The solution may be for more firms to take a tough line on marking to market.
Paid Notice: Deaths DOWNS, , WARREN J.
DOWNS--Warren J., passed away June 25, 2003 at his home in Tucson, AZ. Formerly of Bronxville, NY. After a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supernuclear Palsy. Survived by his wife of 46 years, Rita (nee Curry). Proud father of Stephen (Kelly) of Grand Rapids, MI, Brenda of Tucson, AZ, Diane Fasino (Richard) of Mt. Prospect, IL, seven grandchildren, Andrew, Madeline, Harrison, and Liam Downs; Morgan, Skylar and Carly Fasino. Memorial services at St. Joseph's Church, Bronxville, NY in ...
Paid Notice: Deaths WARD, ARTHUR DOWNS
WARD-Arthur Downs. Of Forest Hills, NY. A retired Navy Captain with a lifetime of service in naval aviation. Active leader with the Naval Aviation Commandery, the Navy League and the Association of Naval Aviation. A long career in the popular music field as manager of singing groups ''The Honey Dreamers'' and ''The Arbors''. President of A&R Recording Inc, NY, NY. Husband of the late Sally Fisher. Loving father of Candy Ward-Ruchala, Karen Ward-Rode, Arthur, Jr. and Russell Fisher Ward. Grandfat ...
Paid Notice: Deaths DOWNS, LAWRENCE A., MD
DOWNS-Lawrence A., MD, age 65. Loving husband of Elvira Downs, MD and father of Bethany. Died May 20, 2001 in New London, NH. He had a 30 year psychiatric practice in NYC. Memorial service and reception for friends and family on Sunday June 3, at 11:00 AM at the Lake Sunapee Country Club, 100 Country Club Lane, New London, NH. Donations in his name may be made to the Yale Basketball Assoc., P.O. Box 1844, New Haven, CT. 06508-1844.
When Lifetime Jobs Die Prematurely;Downsizing Comes to Japan, Fraying Old Workplace Ties
When a major Japanese tire-and-rubber company asked a 53-year-old senior researcher to retire early last year, he refused. So the company moved him to a bare desk in the corner of a factory and told him that every two weeks, he would have to turn in a report on the same topic: "My Second Life." For six months, he stubbornly stuck it out, writing about himself until he had nothing left to say. In desperation, he turned to a friend, Kiyotsugu Shitara, who gave him two books on insects and animal ...
Environmental Downs and Ups; A Sad Death for Mining Law Reform
Efforts to rewrite a destructive relic known as the 1872 Mining Act came to naught on Thursday. This was a victory for the mining industry and a disappointment for Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. But more than anything else it reaffirmed that the U.S. Senate, at least on environmental matters, is becoming increasingly deaf to public sentiment and hostile to common sense. Mining-law reform seemed a cinch. Since 1872, mining companies have been given almost unlimited rights to extrac ...
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Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994.
Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
Doug LaMalfa Is Dead: Republican Congressman From California Was 65
A Republican in the House since 2013, he portrayed himself as a voice for his constituents in his northeast district. His death narrowed his party’s slim majority in the chamber.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Is Dead at 70
Called his “masterpiece,” one film, “Satantango,” is seven hours long. A favorite of critics and film festivals, he focused on the “human dignity” of marginal characters.
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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