Sandor Racz, 80, leading figure in Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sandor Racz, a labor activist and leading figure during Hungary’s anti-Soviet revolution of 1956, died Tuesday at age 80.

The World Federation of Hungarians, of which Mr. Racz was honorary president, confirmed that he died while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness …

John Fenton Wheeler, last U.S. reporter expelled from Cold War-era Cuba

COLUMBIA, Mo. — John Fenton Wheeler, an Associated Press foreign correspondent who was the last U.S. reporter expelled from Cold War-era Cuba, has died. He was 88.

Mr. Wheeler died on April 21, according to an obituary from Parker Funeral Service in Columbia, Mo.

Mr. …

Jack Shea, 84, three-time president of Directors Guild of America, directed ‘The Jeffersons,’ ‘Silver Spoons’

LOS ANGELES — Jack Shea, who directed “The Jeffersons” and other TV hits and was a three-time president of the Directors Guild of America, has died at age 84.

He died Sunday in Los Angeles from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

During a four-decade career, Mr. …

Kenneth Appel, former U. of I. prof used IBM computer to prove ‘Four-Color Conjecture’

DOVER, N.H. — Kenneth Appel, a mathematician who was the first to use a computer to prove a major mathematical theorem, has died at age 80 in Dover, N.H.

The Tasker Funeral Home confirmed that Mr. Appel, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, died April …

Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, 96, revived Catholic Church in Shanghai

BEIJING — Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, who revived the Catholic church in China’s financial hub after years of Maoist persecution, has died. He was 96.

Mr. Jin’s death on Saturday leaves one of China’s largest and wealthiest dioceses in a deeply unsettled state, underscoring …

Barry Fey, 73, promoted U2 Red Rocks concert

DENVER — Music promoter Barry Fey, who brought some of the biggest names in the business to Colorado, including the Doors, the Rolling Stones and U2, has died. He was 73.

The Arapahoe County coroner’s office said he died Sunday at his Cherry Hills Village …

Jimmy Damon, ‘born to be a singer,’ dies at 75

Jimmy Damon sang in the shower, at state fairs and aboard cruise ships. He honed his skills any chance he got, especially at clubs and lounges all over the city, becoming one of Chicago’s best-known night-life crooners. He sang largely Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack songs, but others, too. He just loved to sing. His passion for song made him one of Chicago’s preeminent baritone voices for nearly four decades. Mr. Damon died Saturday at Rush University Medical Center after battling a rare blood disease. He was 75.

Mary Thom, 68, former editor of Ms. magazine

YONKERS, N.Y. — Prominent feminist Mary Thom, a writer and former editor of Ms. magazine who also was an avid motorcyclist, crashed while riding on a highway and was killed, her nephew said Saturday. She was 68.

Ms. Thom had a passion for riding motorcycles …

Alan Wood, 90, provided flag raised on Iwo Jima

LOS ANGELES — Alan Wood, a World War II veteran credited with providing the flag in the famous flag-raising on Iwo Jima, has died. He was 90.

Mr. Wood died April 18 of natural causes at his Sierra Madre home, his son Steven Wood said …

Chicago lounge singer Jimmy Damon dies at 75

Jimmy Damon, a popular fixture on Chicago’s cabaret and nightlife scene, died Saturday, his 75th birthday, at Rush University Medical Center’s Horizon Hospice Care Unit. According to Mr. Damon’s daughter, Dana Damon-Trentadue, her father had been afflicted by a rare blood disease — something that …

Earl Pionke, legend of Chicago music scene who ran the Earl of Old Town, dead at 80

Earl Pionke’s Chicago nightclub birthed romances, record deals and enchantment. The Earl of Old Town featured top performers during the height of the folkie troubador era, including Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc, John Prine and Jim Post. Pionke, 80, died Friday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Pullman. Visitors to his club included Bob Dylan, Robin Williams, Bette Midler, John Denver and Gordon Lightfoot. And John Belushi perfected his Marlon Brando imitation there in late-night sets.

Leo Branton Jr., 91, defended Angela Davis in 1972

LOS ANGELES — Leo Branton Jr., a lawyer who helped successfully defend radical Angela Davis in a sensational 1972 murder case, has died. He was 91.

Mr. Branton died of natural causes on April 19 in Los Angeles, his son, Tony Nicholas, told the Los …

Dave Gold, 80, founded 99 Cents Only Stores

LOS ANGELES — Dave Gold, the founder of the 99 Cents Only Stores more than three decades ago who saw it expand into a billion-dollar empire, has died. He was 80.

Mr. Gold died Monday of an apparent heart attack at his Los Angeles home, …

Earl Pionke, 80, ran The Earl of Old Town folk club

Earl Pionke — whose Chicago folk club the Earl of Old Town helped launch the careers of Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc and John Prine — has died, his friend Marina Jason said Friday.

Mr. Pionke was 80.

The Earl of Old Town operated from 1962 …

George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81

Country music legend George Jones has died at 81. The hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets, peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”