Ex-Washington University Chancellor William Danforth dies

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Former Washington University Chancellor William Danforth has died. Washington University in St. Louis confirmed that Danforth died Wednesday at his home in Ladue, Missouri. He was 94. No cause of death was released. Over his 24-year career as chancellor, Danforth oversaw Washington University’s rise to national prominence. He was a member of a prominent St. Louis family. His younger brother, John, served three terms as a Republican senator, and later as amb