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EXACTLY 37 years ago today, the suicides of cult leader Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers in Guyana, South America, made the news around the world.

I remember Nov 18, 1978 like it was yesterday, but for another significant reason.

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Opinion , M. Veera Pandiyan , columnist , vaping

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