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Groton Daily Independent
Sunday, Oct, 1, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 084 ~ 43 of 43
In 1994, National Hockey League team owners began a 103-day lockout of their players.
Ten years ago: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a surprise announcement, opened the door to be- coming the country’s prime minister. Olympic gold-medal discus thrower Al Oerter died in Fort Myers, Florida, at age 71.
Five years ago: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, ac- cused the U.S. and its allies of stoking “terrorism” in his country. “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane was named host of the 2013 Academy Awards.
One year ago: The New York Times reported that Donald Trump had reported losses of more than $900 million on his 1995 income tax returns that experts said could have allowed him to forgo paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades; Hillary Clinton’s campaign seized upon the report as evidence of “the colossal nature of Donald Trump’s past business failures and just how long he may have avoided paying any federal income taxes whatsoever.”
Today’s Birthdays: Former President Jimmy Carter is 93. Actress-singer Julie Andrews is 82. Actress Stella Stevens is 79. Rock musician Jerry Martini (Sly and the Family Stone) is 74. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Rod Carew is 72. Jazz musician Dave Holland is 71. Actress Yvette Freeman is 67. Actor Randy Quaid is 67. Rhythm-and-blues singer Howard Hewett is 62. British Prime Minister Theresa May is 61. Alt-country- rock musician Tim O’Reagan (The Jayhawks) is 59. Singer Youssou N’Dour is 58. Actor Esai Morales is 55. Retired MLB All-Star Mark McGwire is 54. Actor Christopher Titus is 53. Actress-model Cindy Margolis is 52. Producer John Ridley is 52. Rock singer-musician Kevin Grif n (Better Than Ezra) is 49. Actor Zach Gali anakis (ga-lih- h-NA’-kihs) is 48. Singer Keith Duffy is 43. Actress Kate Aselton is 39. Actress Sarah Drew is 37. Actor-comedian Beck Bennett is 33. Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell is 31. Actress Brie Larson is 28.
Thought for Today: “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” — Jules Verne, French author (1828-1905).