Word: emphysema
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Allan Sherman, 49, whose album of folk-song parodies, My Son, the Folksinger, was a 1960s comedy hit; of emphysema; in Los Angeles. After lean years as a TV gagwriter and obscure success as one of the creators of I've Got a Secret, Sherman achieved instant stardom with such lyrics as "Do not make a stingy sandwich./ Pile the cold cuts high./ Customers should see salami/ Comin' thro...
Died. Albert Glen ("Turk") Edwards, 65, bruising 260-lb. offensive and defensive tackle for the old Boston Redskins (later the Washington Redskins) from 1932 to 1940; of emphysema and lung cancer; in Kirkland, Wash. Edwards' aggressive pursuit of opposition quarterbacks and ball carriers helped his team to three championships. Later he served as Redskins' head coach for two seasons and in 1969 was elected to the football Hall of Fame...
...Huddleston, 63, unraveled his story, he appeared to be an unlikely killer. A white-haired, gentle-looking Tennessean who is suffering from emphysema and has been given only a year to live, he claimed that he had taken part in the brutal scheme only out of loyalty to his union. Word had gone round that the U.M.W. was threatened by Yablonski's campaign to unseat President W.A. ("Tony") Boyle in 1969. Yablonski had promised to take union voting rights away from all the U.M.W. pensioners, who were the major source of Boyle's power. Said Huddleston: "I believed...
...study said, 71% of the plants involved had inadequate controls on soot and 81 % had no controls at all on nitrogen oxides, a cause of emphysema. The utilities quickly attacked the report ("unscientific, distorted, partly false, and highly prejudiced," said the head of American Electric), but the plant-by-plant survey leaves no doubt that there is still much room for improvement-both in present production and in planning for the future...
Died. Harold J. ("Pie") Traynor, 72, former star third baseman and manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; of emphysema; in Pittsburgh. Traynor joined the Pirates in 1920, and for the next 17 years his powerful hitting was matched only by his deft fielding at third base. He had a lifetime batting average of .320, drove in more runs than any other Pirate in history (1,273), and in 1948 was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. In 1969 U.S. sportswriters voted him the best third baseman in baseball history...