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    Lawyer and 1987 Rex William Young Jr. dies


    William Waller Young Jr., a New Orleans lawyer who was heavily involved in civic and religious activities, died Tuesday at Gulfport Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss. He was 96. A native New Orleanian who had lived in Pass Christian, Miss., since 1993, Mr. Young earned undergraduate and law degrees at Tulane University and was a Marine Corps officer in...


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