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Sk Lawson
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quotePosted at 22:56 on 11th September 2011

Deaths this week besides Cliff Robinson, actor whom protrayed JFKennedy..and is listed below include:

(1)..Dan David of London ...An romainian businessman that sep up an foundation to support people through science, clture and other fields died at 82 years old ...he made his fortune as an earlyt developer of automatic photo machines. He lived in Isareal, Italy, and Britain..among his winners of his $1 million dollar prizes were film makers Joel and Ethan Coen, former US Vice Pres. Al Gore and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

(2) The Reverand Eugene Nida, 96, of New York...Baptist minister and linguinst who helped to translate the Scriptures in 200 languages, he worked for more then 50 years for the American Bible Society. Instead of using literal  translations, he recruited indigenous native speakers to help him convey meaning into the scriptures in their own style. He also helped to write the "Good News bible.

(3) Micheal Stearns Hart, 64, pioneered the electronic book decades before the Internet. He later founded Project Gutenberg an online library with more the 33,000 books, in 60 languages.

(4)Vo Chi Cong, 99, Ho Cho Minh, City, Vietnam....an former president  from 1967 to 1991...he belonged to the Communist Party.

(5) Gen. Julio Casas Reguerio, 75 of Havanna...at one time defense minister, served in bringing Fidel and Raul Castrol revoltion into fruitation. He ran the miltiary's economic enterprises for two decades, generating cash for Cuba's imports.(6)

(7).Joesph Coyne, 83, oversaw public affairs for the Federal Reserve for more then three decades,, he started out working for the Associated Press, retired in 1998,as an chairman member he saw the central bank evolve from highly secreative to more open expanations on how they did busines.

There were many sports figures and muscians...several olypmic winners, head coaches for various teams in the USA, they covered Soccer, Football, two died from an plane crash in Russia.
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