Deaths Elsewhere

Published 5:00 am Friday, June 7, 2013

Deaths of note from around the world:

Joey Covington, 67: Drummer for Jefferson Airplane from 1970-72 after playing with the Airplane offshoot Hot Tuna; he was also a songwriter. Died Tuesday in a car accident in Palm Springs, Calif.

Tom Sharpe, 85: British novelist who satirized everything from apartheid to academe in a series of best-sellers. Died Thursday in Spain.

Martin Arnold, 84: Former reporter, editor and columnist for The New York Times. Died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan.