Dennis Hevesi

Irwin Schiff, Fervent Opponent of Federal Income Taxes, Dies at 87

Mr. Schiff, who was serving his third prison term, considered income tax unconstitutional, and he pressed his cause in six self-published books.

October 20, 2015, Tuesday

Louis Stokes, Congressman From Ohio and Champion of the Poor, Dies at 90

Mr. Stokes, a Democrat, served in the House for 30 years, and led a special investigation into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

August 20, 2015, Thursday

Jack Carter, Comedian Who Brought His Rapid-Fire Delivery to TV, Dies at 93

Mr. Carter was a comic and an actor possessing a rapid-fire delivery, a barrage of one-liners and impressions, a dancer’s light-footedness and a more than passable singing voice.

June 30, 2015, Tuesday

Robert P. Griffin Dies at 91; Michigan Senator Urged Nixon to Quit

Mr. Griffin, a former Republican senator and congressman from Michigan, championed a law to fight corruption in labor unions.

April 18, 2015, Saturday

David Laventhol, Publisher on Both Coasts, Dies at 81

Mr. Laventhol, a former publisher of The Los Angeles Times and Newsday, tried to break into the New York newspaper market by starting New York Newsday in 1985.

April 10, 2015, Friday

Claude Sitton, 89, Acclaimed Civil Rights Reporter, Dies

A son of the South, Mr. Sitton delivered unwavering and perceptive coverage of the tumultuous civil rights movement and was hailed as a benchmark of 20th-century journalism.

March 11, 2015, Wednesday

Karl Albrecht, a Founder of Aldi Stores, Dies at 94

The German billionaire and his brother built their mother’s World War II-era corner shop into a global grocery empire known for bare-bones ambience enlivened by cut-rate prices.

July 22, 2014, Tuesday

Curtis Bill Pepper, Author, Reporter and Traveler, Is Dead at 96

Mr. Pepper, a prolific journalist and author, excelled at finding anecdotes that revealed greater truths about his subjects.

April 5, 2014, Saturday

Hobie Alter, Innovator of Sailing and Surfing, Dies at 80

Mr. Alter used a production line and polyurethane foam in surfboard manufacturing, then created the popular Hobie Cat sailboat in the late 1960s.

April 1, 2014, Tuesday

Patty Andrews, Singer With Her Sisters, Is Dead at 94

Ms. Andrews was the last living member of the sister trio that gained fame with hit songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B).”

January 31, 2013, Thursday