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James Dies Editor of the New York Times
James Eawin Le James, 61, managing editor of the New York Times since 1915, died last night after kidney surgery in August and a prior heart attack in June. The Irvington Virginia native, a Times staffer since 1915, had been working part time recently and died at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He rose from reporter at the Baltimore Sun to chief European correspondent and later became assistant managing editor then managing editor the following year. A White House statement expressed shock and grief, noting his colleagues describe him as a great correspondent. he was married in 1918 to Simone Tremoulet and leaves a widow and three children.
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