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Obituaries

Apr. 6, 2010

Tom McDonald

1935-2010

By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Tom McDonald, a former New York Times reporter who left the news business in 1961 to serve as a special assistant and press secretary under two state attorney generals and six Los Angeles County district attorneys, has died. He was 74.

McDonald died in his Los Angeles home after a long illness.

"He was part of many, many people's lives because of hi...

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