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Philip Caldwell, Ford CEO after Henry Ford II, dies at 93

Philip Caldwell, pictured at an Ohio plant in 1982, followed in the footsteps of more famous executives at Ford. He became president of Ford in 1978 after Henry Ford II fired Lee Iacocca. (FORD)
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Bill Koenig
July 11, 2013 05:00 AM

Editor's note: Update deletes incorrect reference to celebrity Ethel Merman attending a Taurus preview.

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