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Willie Jurado, Filipino paper publisher, dies

Willie Jurado, founder of The Eye International Newspaper and of The Philippine National Press Club, died Friday at his home in Daly City at age 85. Carmen C. Hernandez, writing on the ABS-CBN News web site, says Jurado had a distinguished career in journalism and public service that spanned 60 years. “He took the most pride in being a hard-hitting journalist who edited and published the groundbreaking The Eye tabloid,” she wrote.

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