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Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81

2018-12-30T20:20:08+0000

Dr. Roberts worked with other engineers to create the underpinnings of the Arpanet, making many crucial decisions. But his work did not make him rich.


Carlene Roberts Lawrence, Air Industry Pioneer, Dies at 105

2018-11-02T23:05:17+0000

In 1951, at a time when few women were being admitted into the executive suites of any industry, she became a vice president of American Airlines.


Monica Roberts, Transgender Advocate and Journalist, Dies at 58

2020-10-13T14:51:15+0000

Ms. Roberts started her blog, TransGriot, in 2006, at a time when coverage of transgender issues by the mainstream media was limited.


In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade

2005-09-14T05:00:00+0000

Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...


Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies

2010-10-25T00:02:08+0000

Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”


Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81

2018-12-30T20:20:08+0000

Dr. Roberts worked with other engineers to create the underpinnings of the Arpanet, making many crucial decisions. But his work did not make him rich.


Carlene Roberts Lawrence, Air Industry Pioneer, Dies at 105

2018-11-02T23:05:17+0000

In 1951, at a time when few women were being admitted into the executive suites of any industry, she became a vice president of American Airlines.


Monica Roberts, Transgender Advocate and Journalist, Dies at 58

2020-10-13T14:51:15+0000

Ms. Roberts started her blog, TransGriot, in 2006, at a time when coverage of transgender issues by the mainstream media was limited.


In Complex Dance, Roberts Pays Tribute to Years of Precedent Behind Roe v. Wade

2005-09-14T05:00:00+0000

Nowhere were Judge John G. Roberts Jr.'s words framed more carefully -- or listened to more closely -- than on the subject of abortion. In what advocates on both sides of the issue described as a complex dance, on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Roberts paid full tribute to the weight of 32 years of precedent behind Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing abortion rights. ''It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect u ...


Burton Roberts, 88, Tom Wolfe’s Model Judge, Dies

2010-10-25T00:02:08+0000

Judge Roberts was a former justice in the Bronx and the inspiration for Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe’s novel “Bonfire of the Vanities.”



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Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:15:42 +0000

He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:34:32 +0000

It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.

Brian Clarke, Stained-Glass Innovator, Is Dead at 71

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:34:55 +0000

Believing that the art form had to move from religious to secular settings, he designed installations in airports, corporate buildings, a country club and a marketplace.

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Is Dead at 83

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:52:44 +0000

His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains a source of mystery.

Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:51:06 +0000

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Madonna, 50 Cent and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.

Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:01:52 +0000

More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.



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