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Court listings: July 8
Julie Ann Elsen, 38, Hecla, speeding, fined $105. Cole Edward Hager, 17, of 1419 Squire Lane, careless driving, fined $120. Evelyn Ann Hillesland, 62, Ellendale, N.D., speeding, fined $105. Kirk Noel Niesen, age unavailable, Las Vegas, Nev., speeding,...Tags: Punishment, Trials, Fines, Drunk Driving, Watertown
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Ali's gloves sold for $1.1 million
KIAHOn November 22, 1965, in Las Vegas one of the greatest boxers of all time stepped into the ring to win his second heavy weight title defense. Muhammad Ali beat Floyd Patterson by technical knockout at the end of the 12th round. Ali called Patterson an...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Mixed Martial Arts, Muhammad Ali, Sports
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Mesa Musings: Ali inspires my fight with Parkinson's
Several nights ago I dreamed I met heavyweight boxing champ and cultural icon, Muhammad Ali. He turned 70 last week. Though I've been a fan for decades, I confess I've never dreamed of him before. The setting was a surreal, red carpet-like environment,...Tags: Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Pneumonia, Parkinson's Disease, George Foreman
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PASSINGS: Bernard G. Sarnat
Bernard G. Sarnat
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, research scientist
Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, 99, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and research scientist who advanced the study of facial deformities, died of respiratory failure Oct. 21 in Los Angeles, his...Tags: Music Industry, Dentistry and Dental Health, Boxing, Plastic Surgeons, Mike Tyson
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52-year-old Ex-con Bozella Wins Pro Boxing Debut
AP Sports WriterDewey Bozella landed a hard right cross on his opponent's jaw at the final bell, and the 52-year-old boxer raised his arms in victory. After 26 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, Bozella triumphantly realized a dream deferred in his first...Tags: Boxing, Murder, Chad Dawson, Heavyweight, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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50 Years Ago in Clark County
July 16, 1961
— Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Schulz and son Nick left this morning for their home in St. Louis after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claude Taylor at their home on Boone Avenue and other relatives.
— Olympic champion Cassius Clay, hoping to...Tags: Fair Grounds Corporation, Human Interest
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PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree
Sid Melton
Character actor in dozens of TV, film projects
Sid Melton, 94, a character actor perhaps best known for his roles in the hit television shows "Green Acres" and "The Danny Thomas Show," died of pneumonia Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph...Tags: Fiction, Boxing, Conway Twitty, Arts and Culture, Waylon Jennings
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Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAt the Fights American Writers on Boxing Edited by George Kimball & John Schulian Library of America: 517 pp., $35 Part freak show, part sitcom, part mortal combat — ah, yes, behold the world of professional prizefighting, the face-break...Tags: Jack London, Damon Runyon, Mark Twain, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Book
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Jim Murray, Feb. 19, March 5, 1961
The Daily MirrorFeb. 19, 1961: Baseball fans are over-conservative, Jim Murray says, so they don't like Phil Wrigley's idea of using eight coaches and a computer to manage the Cubs. March 5, 1961: Jim Murray writes about a conference call between him,...... -
Jim Murray, March 15, 1961
The Daily MirrorMarch 15, 1961: Jim Murray watches a broadcast of the Floyd Patterson – Ingemar Johansson fight at the Orpheum Theatre on Broadway.... -
MSG plans 'Summer Block Party' of programming
WatchdogReaders often ask me on my live chats this time of year what MSG's plans are for summer programming. Let's get that out of the way right now, before my 11 a.m. chat Wednesday. Click below for the network's entire......Tags: Baseball, Madison Square Garden, National Hockey League, Boxing, History
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Book review: 'The Cross of Redemption' by James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Cross of Redemption Uncollected Writings James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan Pantheon: 308 pp. $26.95 Not infrequently, James Baldwin found himself quite publicly fielding a deeply presuming question. Though versions varied over time, the rough...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Crimes, James Baldwin, Book, Values
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Nov 4, 2011
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Mar 18, 2011
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Mar 5, 2011
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Mar 15, 2011
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Jun 2, 2009
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Aug 22, 2010
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