Today’s birthdays
World War II veteran Robert W. Bains of Austin is 89. Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on TV’s “Sesame Street”) is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir (The Four Tops) is 77. Record producer Phil Spector is 73. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 67. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 65. Retired MLB All-Star Chris Chambliss is 64. Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is 58. . Rock singer Chris Daughtry is 33. Actress Beth Behrs (TV: “2 Broke Girls”) is 27. Actress Eden Sher is 21.