December 3, 1997 Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo December 3, 1997 Marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91 December 3, 1997 Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 December 3, 1996 Babrak Karmal, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies December 3, 1996 Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84 December 3, 1996 George Duby, historian, dies at 77 December 3, 1995 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2) December 3, 1995 Beth Daniels/Davis Love III wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 3, 1995 Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket v S Africa, a record December 3, 1995 Jimmy Jewel, comedian, dies at 82 December 3, 1995 Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar December 3, 1995 Northwestern South Carolina begins using new area code 864 December 3, 1995 Robertson Davies (author), dies at 82 December 3, 1995 Roxie Roker, actress (Claudine)/mother of Lenny Kravitz, dies at 66 December 3, 1994 Dolf Verspoor, literary/translator (M Nijhoff prize 1958), dies at 77 December 3, 1994 Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 December 3, 1994 Giorgi Chanturia, President of Georgia, assassinated December 3, 1994 Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies December 3, 1994 Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57 December 3, 1993 Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80