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What one wants to do with stories is screw them up.
William H. Gass
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William H. Gass
Age: 93 †
Born: 1924
Born: July 30
Died: 2017
Died: December 6
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Journalist
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Military Officer
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Fargo
North Dakota
William Howard Gass
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