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FORMER BOXING CHAMP DIES AT 75

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Emile_Griffith

Emile Alphonse Griffith
(February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013)

(AP) – Emile Griffith, the elegant world champion whose career was
overshadowed by the fatal beating he gave Bennie Paret in a 1962
title bout that darkened all of boxing, died Tuesday.

He died at an extended care facility in Hempstead, N.Y, according
to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Griffith struggled with pugilistic dementia and required full-time care
late in life. He was the very first boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands to
become world champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1990.

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A PORTLAND BILLLBOARD IN 1929

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Sandy Blvd and East Burnside

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Ed Donahue

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Vanessa Lynn Williams turned 50 in March

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DON IMUS IS 73 TODAY

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Don-Imas 
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. 

Imus is the host of the nationally syndicated talk show, Imus in
the Morning
, He served in the Marine Corps as a bugler from
1957 to 1960. Don is also known for founding the Imus Ranch
for Children.

 

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TV SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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The Gene Autry Show is a western/cowboy television series which
aired on CBS for 91 episodes from July 23, 1950 until August 7,
1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum.

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