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Eckerd, founder of the drugstore chain that bore his name, died in Clearwater, Florida, at age 91.
• Five years ago: President Barack Obama asked consumers to back his plan for higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks, saying drivers would make up the higher cost of cleaner vehicles at the gas pump.
• One year ago: President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of historically black Morehouse College in Atlanta to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
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• Today's Birthdays: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 80. TV personality David Hartman is 79. Actor James Fox is 75. Actress Nancy Kwan is 75. Actor Peter Mayhew is 70. Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend (The Who) is 69. Concert pianist David Helfgott is 67. Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 65. Singer-actress Grace Jones is 62. Rock musician Phil Rudd (AC-DC) is 60. Actor Steven Ford is 58. Rock musician Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) is 52. Actress Polly Walker is 48. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 44. Gospel singer Israel Houghton is 43. Rock singer Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) is 42. Country/rock singer Shooter Jennings is 35. Actor Drew Fuller is 34. Christian rock musician Tim McTague is 31. Rock musician James Richardson (MGMT) is 31. Actor Eric Lloyd is 28.
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• Thought for Today: "How slowly I have made my way in life! How much is still to be done!" - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864).
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