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Cronkite's assistant denies CBS newsman is gravely ill

Walter Cronkite's longtime assistant denied reports on Friday night that the retired anchorman of "CBS Evening News" is gravely ill.

Marlene Adler, Cronkite's assistant, said by phone late Friday, "he is aging. He's suffering the challenges of age, but he's not gravely ill. Only God knows when life will end and for Walter, it's not imminent."

Reports of ill health - and Cronkite has...

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