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BPEA | 1972 No. 11972, No. 1
IN THE AFTERNOON of April 20, 1972, Warren L. Smith suffered a massive
stroke while teaching a graduate course in international finance. He
never regained consciousness and passed away three days later, on Sunday,
April 23, 1972.