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Roy Disney dies after cancer bout

Dec. 16, 2009
Roy Edward Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney, died Wednesday after a bout with stomach cancer, according to a Walt Disney Co. spokesman.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler