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lions without offering a plan of their own. Mark Abrahamian, 46, lead guitarist for the rock group Starship, died in Norfolk, Neb., of a heart attack after a performance.

Today's Birthdays: Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 94. Jazz musician Horace Silver is 85. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., is 82. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 74. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 70. Singer Joe Simon is 70. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 65. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 65. Actor Mark Harmon is 62. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., is 62. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 61. Actress Linda Purl is 58. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is 55. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 54. Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 53. Actor Keanu Reeves is 49. International Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 48. Actress Salma Hayek is 47. Actor Tuc Watkins is 47. Actress Kristen Cloke is 45. Actress Cynthia Watros is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 44. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 40. Actor Michael Lombardi is 39. Actress Tiffany Hines is 36. Rock musician Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 36. Actor Jonathan Kite is 34. Actress Allison Miller is 28. Rock musician Spencer Smith (Panic! at the Disco) is 26.

Thought for Today: "Life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness." - Florida Scott-Maxwell, American writer and psychologist (1884-1979).

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