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We paid off our debts, we learned some, made friends and returned in 1950 with a larger view of life. I had, however, no home, no income of any kind and no prospects whatsoever.
James Black
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James Black
Age: 85 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 14
Died: 2010
Died: March 21
Cardiologist
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Pharmacist
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Powderly
Kentucky
Sir James Whyte Black
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