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Man With Bullet In His Head Lived To Be 103

William Lawlis Pace died in California this week. He holds the record for the person alive the longest with a bullet in his head. Back in 1917, his brother accidentally shot him with a rifle. Doctors left the bullet in place, feeling it would do more damage to remove it.

Man With Bullet In His Head Lived To Be 103

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Innovator In Slot Machine Design Dies

Robert Manz was the designer of some of the most successful slot machine games in history — Blazing 7s and the Black and White slot series. He died in a traffic accident in Las Vegas over the weekend at age 65. He had a 23 year career with the predecessor companies of Bally Technologies and served as president of Las Vegas-based Rocket Gaming Systems.

Innovator In Slot Machine Design Dies

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Chuck Colson's Greatest Legacy May Be His Story

Charles "Chuck" Colson, a key figure in the Richard Nixon White House, died Saturday. Colson was the president's special counsel and went to prison for his role in the Watergate scandal. While behind bars, he embraced Christianity. As NPR's Joel Rose reports, he went on to become a central evangelical leader after his release.

Chuck Colson's Greatest Legacy May Be His Story

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Watergate Figure, Evangelist Chuck Colson Dies At 80

Chuck Colson, speaking outside the White House in 2003, has died. The former aide to President Nixon went to prison for his role in the Watergate scandal. He later became an influential evangelical Christian. Susal Walsh/AP hide caption

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Watergate Figure, Evangelist Chuck Colson Dies At 80

Chuck Colson went from being one of the nation's most despised men, who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal, to a hero of conservative Christians. Following a brief illness, he died Saturday at a Northern Virginia hospital with his wife and family at his bedside.

Watergate Figure, Evangelist Chuck Colson Dies At 80

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The Band's Levon Helm Dies Of Cancer At 71

Drummer and singer Levon Helm was a founding member of The Band. Helm and his group played as a backup band for Bob Dylan in the 1960s. Later the band became famous enough to simply be called The Band.

The Band's Levon Helm Dies Of Cancer At 71

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Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

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Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

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Helm, the longtime drummer of The Band who backed Bob Dylan and sang with Van Morrison, died Thursday. He was 71. Fresh Air remembers Helm with excerpts from his two appearances on the show in 1993 and 2007.

Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

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Remembering Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band

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Remembering Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band

Helm played superpowered, shifting backbeats, helped Bob Dylan go electric and sang some of The Band's biggest hits, including "The Weight" and "Up On Cripple Creek." He was 71 years old.

Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies

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Dick Clark, America's Oldest Teenager, Dies At 82

American Bandstand host Dick Clark died in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, at the age of 82. He had been in fragile health since suffering a major stroke several years ago. Besides Bandstand and New Years Rockin' Eve, Clark also produced several successful games shows and award shows.

Dick Clark, America's Oldest Teenager, Dies At 82

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Dick Clark, 'Bandstand' Host, Dies At 82

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Dick Clark, 'Bandstand' Host, Dies At 82

For more than 50 years, "the world's oldest teenager" was one of pop culture's most familiar figures.

Dick Clark, 'Bandstand' Host, Dies At 82

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Andrew Love Of The Memphis Horns Has Died

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Andrew Love Of The Memphis Horns Has Died

The saxophonist, who paired with trumpeter Wayne Jackson to form the Memphis Horns, played on dozens of the biggest soul hits of the 1960s and '70s. He died on April 12.

Andrew Love Of The Memphis Horns Has Died

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Tulsa Shooting Victim Had Turned Her Life Around

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Tulsa Shooting Victim Had Turned Her Life Around

Donna Fields, 49, was walking home in a predominantly black neighborhood on the north side of Tulsa, Okla., when she was shot to death Friday night. "She's been an inspiration to us ... to see what God can do with anybody," her preacher said.

Tulsa Shooting Victim Had Turned Her Life Around

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Tulsa Mourns Man Who 'Never Met A Stranger'

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Tulsa Mourns Man Who 'Never Met A Stranger'

Bobby Clark, 54, was one of three people killed in Friday's shootings in Tulsa, Okla. Friends and family say Clark, a resident of the city's Northgate neighborhood, was a well-liked musician who enjoyed sharing his music with others

Tulsa Mourns Man Who 'Never Met A Stranger'

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