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The headline on the obit copy read: “Bob Hope, Tireless Master of the One-Liner, Dead at XX.” The lead said: “LOS ANGELES (AP)—Bob Hope, the master of the one-liner and tireless morale-booster for servicemen from World War II to the Gulf War, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. He was xx (born May 29, 1903).” ................
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