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Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr. dies; arms control strategist was 87

Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr. dies; arms control strategist was 87

Spurgeon M. Keeny Jr., an arms control expert who held top positions at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the Cold War and later ran an influential Washington think tank that advises policymakers on nuclear proliferation, died Aug. 10 at his home in Washington. He was 87.

Nellie Gray, March for Life founder, dies at 88

Nellie Gray, March for Life founder, dies at 88

Miss Gray started the March for Life, the annual antiabortion protest that for nearly 40 years has drawn tens of thousands of activists to D.C.

Obituary: George Economos, POW and scientist

George Economos, who survived a year-long incarceration in the infamous German prison camp Stalag 17B during World War II and later worked at the National Academy of Sciences for 15 years, died June 30.

Stepping into Andrew Wyeth’s studio

Stepping into Andrew Wyeth’s studio

For the first time since Andrew Wyeth died in 2009 at age 91, his art studio in Chadds Ford, Pa., is open for visitors. The tour is like a trip into his paintings.