Norman Welton (1928 – July 1, 2009) was an American

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. Welton worked for the

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for 44 years. He was the photo editor for 31 years. Welton joined the Associated Press in 1946 as a part-time messenger and worked his way up until he reached senior photo editor in 1961. During his time he covered four

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and several events at the

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. He retired in 1992. Welton died of

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel ...

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.Norman Welton, former AP photo editor, dies at 81
''The Boston Globe''

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