Paul Arbiso, 99, the bell-ringer who for decades heralded the annual return of the swallows to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California, died Monday of liver cancer. Each March 19, St. Joseph's Day, he chose the moment to ring the old mission bells to signal the symbolic sighting of the first swallow returning from Argentina after winter migration.
Dino Valenti, 57, lead singer of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service and writer of the popular song "Get Together," died Wednesday in Santa Rosa, Calif. Mr. Valenti, whose real name was Chester Powers, had undergone brain surgery several years ago but was not known to be ill recently. His group, whose albums included "Just for Love," "Happy Trails" and "What About Me," often played with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.