(AP) - Bruce Adler

MIAMI (AP) - Bruce Adler, who received Tony nominations for his Broadway performances and lent his voice to some Disney films, has died. He was 63.

Adler died of cancer Friday in a South Florida hospice, his booking agent Moishe Rosenfeld said.

Adler starred for four years on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Gershwin musical "Crazy For You." His performance earned him nominations for the 1992 Tony and Drama Desk Award as best featured actor in a musical. He was previously nominated for those awards for his 1991 performance in "Those Were The Days."

Adler's voice was featured in the Disney animated film "Aladdin," where he sang the opening song, "Arabian Nights." He also had lines in "Beauty and The Beast."

Adler had a guest appearance on NBC's "Law and Order."

Jimmy Chagra

EL PASO, Texas (AP) _ Drug kingpin Jamiel Alexander "Jimmy" Chagra, accused of leading a 1979 conspiracy to assassinate the federal judge set to preside over his drug trial, has died. He was 63.

Chagra, who was living in Mesa, Ariz., and had been battling cancer since November, died Friday, his sister said.

U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. was fatally shot on May 29, 1979, outside his San Antonio home. Wood was known as "Maximum John" because of his tough sentencing of drug dealers. Chagra faced indictments on several narcotics conspiracy charges at the time of the judge's assassination.

Hit man Charles Harrelson, the father of actor Woody Harrelson, was convicted of murder and died in federal prison last year while serving two life sentences. Chagra was acquitted of most charges in Wood's death, including conspiracy, but he was convicted of obstructing the investigation and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Chagra also pleaded guilty in a failed 1978 assassination attempt on Assistant U.S. Attorney James Kerr and was sentenced to life in prison.

Three months after Wood's slaying, Chagra was convicted of masterminding an international drug-smuggling venture. He was sentenced to 30 years on drug charges and was freed on parole in 2003.

Michael J. Daly

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP)_ A man who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a 20-year-old lieutenant in World War II has died. He was 83.

Michael J. Daly died at his home Friday, according to a funeral home.

Daly was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for valor in combat. The award was for actions Daly took on April 18, 1945, in Nuremberg, Germany.

According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Web site, Daly engaged in four single-handed fire fights to protect his men, killing 15 Germans, silencing three enemy machine guns and wiping out an entire enemy patrol.

Daly was later promoted to captain.

He entered the war as an 18-year-old private after leaving West Point and was also awarded three Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with "V" for acts of bravery.

Johnny Griffin

PARIS (AP) _ Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played with America's greats from Thelonious Monk to Lionel Hampton but chose to live in France, has died. He was 80.

Griffin, whose career spanned more than a half-century, was found dead Friday hours before a concert in Mauprevoir in western France by his wife Miriam, his agent said. The exact cause of death was not clear., his agent said.

A Chicago native, the diminutive Griffin took up the sax early on, eventually preferring the tenor saxophone and taking on the nickname "the Little Giant" for the big sounds he blew out of the instrument at breakneck speed.

Born April 24, 1928, Griffin started at Chicago's Du Sable High School where Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington and other greats grew into their music. He graduated then toured with Hampton's big band. After two years in the army, he played in Chicago and New York, gaining a national reputation with his hard-bop improvisations. In the late 1950s, he played with Art Blakey and Monk.

In the early 1960s, the sax master moved to France where a collection of jazz artists was gathering. He then hopscotched to the Netherlands and back to France. He toured Europe, keeping up the pace even in his final years with recent concerts in Spain, Portugal and Tunisia, his agent said.

Griffin's 1958 album "A Blowing Session," a hard bop jam session with John Coltrane, drummer Art Blakey and others, remains among his signature works.

Robert T. Herres

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Robert T. Herres, a high-ranking Air Force official who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Gen. Colin Powell, has died. He was 75.

Herres died Thursday at his home after a two-year battle with brain cancer, according to Porter Loring Mortuary.

Herres was also a pioneer in the space program and went on to become chief executive for seven years of San Antonio-based insurance company USAA beginning in 1993.

He was credited with transforming USAA, which caters to military members, by expanding eligibility to include enlisted service members. The company now has about 6 million members.

Herres was a Naval officer who went to the Air Force in a move that allowed him to fly right away, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The former astronaut in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program never went into space but served as first commander of U.S. Space Command from 1985 to '87.

Among his other military roles, Herres headed the Strategic Air Command, the 8th Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Herres also was active in the San Antonio community, serving as chairman of the United Way of Bexar County and helping raise millions of dollars for children's health care.

Robert O. Nesheim

BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) _ Robert O. Nesheim, a nutritionist for Quaker Oats who helped develop popular breakfast cereals like Cap'n Crunch and Life, has died. He was 86.

Nesheim died July 19 in Monterey, Calif., his daughter said.

He spent most of his career at the Quaker Oats research center in suburban Barrington, Ill. He worked on a team that developed new products and brands for Quaker.

He was a graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and taught there in the 1960s. Nesheim also developed nutritional standards for the military.