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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.

1964-05-24T05:00:00+0000

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

2018-12-25T20:40:25+0000

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

2014-01-23T01:43:33+0000

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

2018-03-10T20:49:21+0000

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

2009-09-12T22:15:52+0000

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

2016-12-18T03:57:17+0000

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

1961-01-18T05:00:00+0000

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Mary Burke Nicholas Washington Dies at 88; Led New York Police Review Board

2014-12-13T02:38:33+0000

As Mary Burke Nicholas, the name by which she was known before 1994, Mrs. Washington held prominent government posts in New York throughout the 1970s and ’80s.


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

1940-10-29T05:00:00+0000

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

2011-08-07T14:16:38+0000

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



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Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:05:22 +0000

He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet.”

David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83

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.

Bill Dilworth, Caretaker of ‘The New York Earth Room,’ Is Dead at 70

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:56:44 +0000

For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages to see it — and Mr. Dilworth, its magnetic steward.



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