Obituaries Related to "Stark" from New York Times Archive
For McConnell, Ginsburg’s Death Prompts Stark Turnabout From 2016 Stance
The majority leader pledged that President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ginsburg would receive a Senate vote, despite his 2016 move to block President Obama’s nominee in the waning months of his term.
Nancy Stark Smith, a Founder of Contact Improvisation, Dies at 68
She helped develop and popularize a dance form that is both artful and athletic, focusing on touch, gravity and weight sharing.
Stark Racial Gap Is Revealed in U.K. Coronavirus Death Toll
Poland has postponed its presidential election amid debate over how to conduct voting safely. In India, a deadly gas leak may have resulted from a rush to reopen a chemical plant.
Stark Death Toll, but Cautious Optimism in N.Y. Over Hospitalizations
The number of coronavirus patients in the state’s hospitals rose by only 200, the smallest one-day increase since restrictions began.
Pete Stark, Fighter in Congress for Health Care, Dies at 88
Hailing from a liberal corner of California, he was a major voice in health care debates, but an acid tongue may have scuttled his advancement.
Jabo Starks, Drummer for James Brown, Dies at 79
During Brown’s heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, Mr. Starks and Clyde Stubblefield were the drum team behind some big hits.
California Voters Face Choice: End Death Penalty, or Speed It Up
Two ballot proposals, Proposition 62 and Proposition 66, accept that the state’s death penalty, which costs an estimated $150 million a year, is broken.
Sergio Arellano Stark, Chilean General Who Led Death Squad, Dies at 94
He helped install Augusto Pinochet as president in a 1973 coup and was implicated in the murder or disappearance of more than 75 Chileans.
Starkly Different Accounts of Freddie Gray’s Death as Trial of Officer Begins
Officer William G. Porter ignored Mr. Gray’s cries for help as he lay on the floor of a police van, a prosecutor told the jury, but defense lawyers offered a different version of what happened.
Vigilante Effort After a Child’s Death Underlines Stark Change in West Bank
The village of Duma had found a peaceful accommodation with its Jewish neighbors, but attitudes changed after the death of a Palestinian toddler.
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Norman Francis, Who Led Xavier University Into a New Era, Dies at 94
He was America’s longest-serving college president, with 47 years of service, by the time he retired in 2015.
Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
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