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New York Post "Guy Brewer, fought for Laetrile"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.218 Author/Creator: New York Post Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 2 November 1978 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 37 cm, Width: 32.9 cm Order a Copy

One obituary entitled, "Guy Brewer, fought for Laetrile," dated November 2 , 1978. Honors the passing of Guy R. Brewer, a politician who served on the New York State Assembly. The article describes his work to attempt to pass a "controversial anti-cancer product," known as laetrile, after he was diagonosed with cancer.

Brewer, Guy, 1904-1978

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