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Sunday August 27th, 2017 evening edition

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Tobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist,” died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.

The 1974 “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” became one of the most influential horror films of all time for its realistic approach and deranged vision.

Though it was banned in several countries for violence, it was one of the most profitable independent films of the 1970s in the U.S.

The story of a family coping with a house haunted by unruly ghosts starred JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson.

After “Poltergeist,” Hooper directed two movies for Cannon Films, “Lifeforce” and “Invaders from Mars,” a remake of the 1953 alien movie.

In 2011 he co-authored a post-modern horror novel titled “Midnight Movie” in which he himself appeared as the main character.

Willard Tobe Hooper was born in Austin, Texas and taught college before starting out in documentaries. »

The American Who Buried a Kamikaze Enemy

Authored by thedailybeast.com

Japanese warplanes starting bombing Pearl Harbor just minutes after Japanese diplomats entered the State Department, pretending to negotiate.

Japanese soldiers tortured Americans in Prisoner of War camps and on the brutal Bataan death march of 1942.

Missouri’s commissioning in 1944 illustrated the two years it took to mobilize American industrial might and military prowess. »

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Criticized Over Handling of Sex-Crimes Cases

Authored by nytimes.com

GUADALUPE, Ariz. — Although Joe Arpaio calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” a growing chorus of local critics want another title for him: Retired.

But it is his department’s approach to more than 400 sex-crimes cases that has Sheriff Arpaio in trouble.

His deputies failed to investigate or conducted only the sketchiest of inquiries into hundreds of sex crimes between 2005 and 2007, investigations by Arizona law enforcement agencies have shown. »

Greece could use Brexit to recover 'stolen' Parthenon art

Authored by dw.com

It's possible that the current government will "go against the establishment" based on its current performance, Mantheakis said.

The once grand Athenian temple from the fifth century BCE featured marble sculptures and friezes from Greek mythology.

The current government remains "strongly committed" to diplomacy as a means to "resolving the return and reunification of the Parthenon sculptures.". »