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Charles Lewis, former DC chief at AP and Hearst, has died
Read full article: Charles Lewis, former DC chief at AP and Hearst, has diedThe former Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press and The Hearst Newspapers who tirelessly advocated for the release of AP journalist Terry Anderson from kidnappers in Lebanon, died Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Paul Stevens via AP)WASHINGTON ā Charles Lewis, a former Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press and The Hearst Newspapers who tirelessly advocated for the release of AP journalist Terry Anderson from kidnappers in Lebanon, died Saturday. Lewis campaigned internationally with Andersonās sister, Peggy Say, with AP support to seek Andersonās freedom, including several meetings with North. He later served as an assistant chief of bureau in Los Angeles and a bureau chief in Hartford, Connecticut, according to Mears. In 1989, he became chief of the Hearst Newspapers bureau in Washington and later served as senior editor there before retiring in 2013.
KSAT Kids: Today in History, Dec. 4
Read full article: KSAT Kids: Today in History, Dec. 4Today is Friday, Dec. 4, the 339th day of 2020. On Dec. 4, 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his Continental Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. In 1965, the United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson left Washington on a trip to France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference. In 1992, President George H.W.