Anne Armstrong, a powerful Republican in the 1970s and '80s who advocated a greater role for women, died Wednesday in McAllen, Texas. She was 80. Armstrong was a Cabinet-level adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and she was said to have made Ford's vice presidential "short list" in 1976 in his race against Jimmy Carter. She was the first woman to serve as U.S. ambassador to Britain, taking the post in 1976. More recently, Armstrong was an adviser on foreign intelligence to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Otto Fuerbringer, who was Time magazine's managing editor during the turbulent 1960s when it famously asked "Is God Dead?" on the cover and switched to opposing the Vietnam War, has died in Fullerton, Calif. He was 97. Fuerbringer held Time's top editorial position for eight years. ASSOCIATED PRESS
