He scored many scoops when he competed against legendary correspondents covering the Vietnam War. He won a full pardon for a Texas prisoner serving a 55-year sentence. And he taught dozens of journalists how to hold elected officials accountable. Ray F. Herndon, who worked at The Los Angeles Times for 12 years, died Sunday at 77 after a battle with cancer.
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