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US general discusses crackdown with Egypt ruler

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 3:30pm

CAIRO — The United States’ top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country’s ruling military council on Saturday, as another two foreigners were arrested on charges of fomenting discontent on the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.

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Clifford Gorman Oshel

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:18pm

Clifford Gorman Oshel, 92, died at his Clearfield home Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Lindquist’s Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road, South Ogden. Friends may visit family from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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J. Harry Lish

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:14pm

J. Harry Lish, 81, of Deweyville, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Bear River Valley Hospital. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Deweyville LDS Chapel, 10750 N. Highway 69. A viewing will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Monday before the funeral. Post condolences at ruddfuneralhome.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Military mobilizes on nutrition

Micahel Muskal Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:23am

The diet revolution has a new front. The U.S. military -- revising its nutrition standards for the first time in two decades -- will soon serve more fruit and less fat.

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Hatch vows to defend Hill Air Force Base from cuts, closure

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:27pm

Making sure Hill Air Force Base is not a casualty to budget cuts and upcoming base closures his top priority, says Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

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Thomas W. Randolph

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 10:55pm

Thomas W. Randolph, 82, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Lindquist’s Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, where military honors will be accorded. Friends may visit family from noon to 1:45 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read complete obituary, see Standard-Examiner e-edition.

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Dennis Kent Blackner

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 5:14pm

Dennis Kent Blacker, 87, died at his South Weber home Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Interment, Uintah Cemetery. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Clarence Dale Hawkins

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Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 5:06pm

South Ogden resident Clarence “Chick” Dale Hawkins, born Dec. 22, 1948, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Friday before the service. Interment will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Jay Pulsipher Hawkes

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:22pm

Jay Pulsipher Hawkes, born Feb. 15, 1927, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Provo. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Interment, North Honeyville Cemetery at 1 p.m. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Joe M. Trujillo

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Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 11:02pm

Ogden resident Joe M. Trujillo, born Sept. 19, 1943, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, from pulmonary fibrosis. A funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at St. James Catholic Church, 495 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. A potluck luncheon and celebration of his life will be held after Mass, from noon to 4 p.m., at the FOE Eagles at 975 Wall Ave. Post condolences at viewobit.com/larkinmortuary. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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DeMar H. Smart

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Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 10:25pm

DeMar H. Smart, born April 29, 1924, died in his sleep Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at his home in Boise. A graveside service will be held at noon Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Valley View Cemetery in West Valley City. Services are under the direction of the Relyea Funeral Chapel. Post condolences at www.relyeafuneralchapel.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Stevenson wants help fighting BRAC

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 10:44pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Local lawmakers are gearing up to prevent Hill Air Force Base from becoming a casualty in any Base Realignment and Closure action that may occur as the Defense Department cuts its budget.

Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, on Tuesday presented to the Senate Republican Caucus a proposal to set aside $500,000 for the Utah Defense Alliance, a nonprofit organization that has played a key role in keeping the base open during BRACs in 1995 and 2005.

Caucus meetings are closed to the public.

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Vickie McCall is receiving the Wall of Fame award from the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce. The Wall of Fame honors those who have made major contributions to the community over time. McCall, a Realtor with Utah Executive Real Estate, started with the Ogden-Weber Chamber 35 years ago. She soon joined several committees, such as military affairs, Women in Business and legislative affairs. She says she has been involved with almost every committee and held the post of chairwoman of the board. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Realtor reaches Ogden-Weber Chamber's Wall of Fame

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 11:22pm

OGDEN -- During her more than three decades of service, Vickie McCall has worn many hats with the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce, even the prestigious Big Hat.

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John Rich (right), is pictured with Norman Lear in 1973 when they won an Emmy for outstanding series for "All in the Family." (Los Angeles Times)

John Rich, award-winner director of landmark sitcoms, dies at 86

Dennis McLellan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 11:44pm

LOS ANGELES — As a top television comedy director who won an Emmy directing “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the early 1960s, John Rich was faced with a tough choice in 1970.

On the same day he received a phone call from Mary Tyler Moore wanting to set up a meeting to discuss his directing the initial episode of her new TV series, he got a call from Norman Lear who wanted to send him a script for a pilot he was about to produce.

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Lisa Davis and Ian Abercrombie (center) pose for a photograph with Emmy-nominated actor Ian McShane during the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences third annual Emmy Nominees Tea Party on Sept. 17, 2005, in Los Angeles. Abercrombie, who played Elaine's demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on "Seinfeld" died Thursday at age 77. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Ian Abercrombie, actor who played Elaine’s boss on 'Seinfeld,' dies at 77

Dennis McLellan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 11:37pm

LOS ANGELES — Ian Abercrombie, 77, the British character actor who played Elaine’s demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on “Seinfeld,” died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his friend Cathy Lind Hayes. He suffered complications of kidney failure and recently had been diagnosed with lymphoma.