Sunday,  July 15, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 002 • 20 of 20 •  Other Editions

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found the next day; a suspect, Alejandro Avila (ah-lay-HAHN'-droh AH'-vee-lah), was later convicted and sent to death row.)
Five years ago: The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles announced it was settling clergy sex-abuse cases for $660 million. The Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000th game, 10-2, to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.
One year ago: Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignation of The Wall Street Journal's publisher, Les Hinton, and the chief of his British operations, Rebekah Brooks, as the once-defiant media mogul struggled to control an escalating phone hacking scandal. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced they were breaking up after seven years of marriage. The Atlanta Braves earned their 10,000th win in franchise history with an 11-1 rout of the Washington Nationals.

Today's Birthdays: Author Clive Cussler is 81. Actor Alex Karras is 77. Actor

Ken Kercheval is 77. Former Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, is 76. Actor Patrick Wayne is 73. Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Millie Jackson is 68. Rock singer-musician Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) is 67. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 66. Rock musician Artimus Pyle is 64. Actor Terry O'Quinn is 60. Rock musician Marky Ramone is 56. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 56. Country singer-songwriter Mac McAnally is 55. Model Kim Alexis is 52. Actor Willie Aames is 52. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 51. Actress Lolita Davidovich is 51. Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 49. Rock musician Jason Bonham is 46. Actress Amanda Foreman is 46. Actor Kristoff St. John is 46. Rock musician Phillip Fisher is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer Stokley (Mint Condition) is 45. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 44. Actor Stan Kirsch is 44. Actor Reggie Hayes is 43. Rock musician Chi (chee) Cheng (Deftones) is 42. Rock musician John Dolmayan is 40. Actor Scott Foley is 40. Actor Brian Austin Green is 39. Rapper Jim Jones is 36. Actress Diane Kruger is 36. Actress Lana Parrilla (LAH'-nuh pa-REE'-uh) is 35. Rock musician Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance) is 35. Actor Travis Fimmel is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kia Thornton (Divine) is 31. Actor Tristan Wilds is 23.

Thought for Today: "If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." -- Margaret Fuller, American journalist and social critic (1810-1850).

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