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Died. Oliver F. (Ollie) Atkins, 60, personal photographer to the President during Richard Nixon's White House years; of cancer; in Washington, Va. A longtime Saturday Evening Post staffer, Atkins traveled around the world with Nixon to record his presidency. But his most memorable photo was taken on Nixon's last day in office. Atkins shot for a long time before he got a picture of the Nixon family in which tears did not show-but strain still...
Very little is known about Hampton himself; he stuck to himself and died of cancer in 1964. One fact everybody agrees on: it sure did take a lot of cigarette and candy wrappers. The exhibit runs at the MFA through February 13. Tuesday evenings 5 p.m.-9 p.m.) are free at the MFA this month...
Died. Philip A. Hart, 64, Democratic Senator from Michigan who, in his 18 years on Capitol Hill, became known as "the conscience of the Senate"; of cancer; in Washington. Hart was sponsored in politics by his University of Michigan Law School classmate, G. Mennen Williams, under whom he served two terms as Lieutenant Governor. After his election to the Senate, Hart was alternately attacked and applauded for his progressive leadership. He served as floor manager for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 1968 Civil Rights Act, as a sponsor of almost every major consumer bill...
Died. Marion Rombauer Becker, 74, co-author (with her late mother Irma Rombauer) of Joy of Cooking, America's bible of the kitchen; of cancer; in Cincinnati. Twelve editions of Joy have guided millions of cooks in such divergent intricacies as skinning a beaver tail and creating a successful souffle since the work was first published...
Died. Alex Rose, 78, leader of New York State's Liberal Party; of cancer; in Manhattan. Rose's political involvement stemmed from his activity in the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union, where for 26 years he served as president. Four decades ago, Rose co-founded the American Labor Party; when it began to take on a Communist tint in 1944, he and other union leaders created the rival Liberal Party. The actual vote on the Liberal line was never large, but it was big enough to sway many elections. Republicans such as John Lindsay...