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For the Power-Hungry, a Dog's Death Waited; DEATH AS A WAY OF LIFE.. By Francisco Ayala. Translated by Joan MacLean from the Spanish, “Muer­tes de Petro.” 218 pp. New York: The Macmillan Company. $4.95.

IN this somber, grotesque and caustically lucid novel, human life could not possibly be less worth living. The setting is an unidentified Central American republic ruled despotically by President Anton Bocanegra and his First Lady, the lewd and scheming Dona Concha. From the beginning of the story, every character, with the exception of the narrator, Luis Pinedo, has died a dog's death (hence the original title of the work, “Muertes de Perro”).

Ricardo Barber, Cuban Actor Who Succeeded in New York, Dies at 81

He became a core member of the Spanish-language troupe Repertorio Español after leaving Cuba, where he had spent time in a forced-labor camp.

Martha Beck, Who Founded the Drawing Center in New York, Dies at 75

Ms. Beck established the small alternative museum the Drawing Center in SoHo in 1977, and marshaled modest grants to organize exhibitions of major-museum quality.

The Challenge of Writing Sylvia Plath’s New York Times Obituary 55 Years After She Died

It would be something like time traveling, only — unlike time travelers in the movies — I would know the future without having a chance to change it.

Lou Bender, Columbia Star Who Helped Popularize Basketball in New York, Dies at 99

Mr. Bender was an all-American player at Columbia whose play during the Depression helped popularize the game and make Madison Square Garden a magnet for college basketball.

Benjamin Gilman, a New York Congressman for 30 Years, Dies at 94

Mr. Gilman was a chairman of the House International Relations Committee and a leading Republican critic of the Clinton administration’s foreign policy strategies.

M. WILLIAM BRAY IS DEAD UPSTATE; Lieutenant Governor for 3 Terms Under Lehman - Led New York Democrats

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2,000 AT FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL CANTU; Archbishop Spellman Presides at Requiem Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral ITALIAN ENVOY PRESENT Other Notables at Rites for Italy's Commissioner General to New York World's Fair

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Hugh Carey, Who Led Fiscal Rescue of New York City, Is Dead at 92

Mr. Carey helped rescue New York from the brink of financial collapse in the 1970s and tamed a culture of ever-growing spending.

Carroll Petrie, a New York Philanthropist, Dies at 90

Mrs. Petrie and her husband, Milton, a retailing mogul who died in 1994, gave to a number of causes that included the Museum of Modern Art and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.