11/27/1979
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"We have to answer many questions."
"He was one of the warmest people I have known, and I came to trust fully in his judgment and counsel."
"He was a great leader of his people, a good friend of the United States, and a friend I valued."
"I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Prime Minister Ohira."