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| Gilberto Leon; maker of hand-rolled cigars for 29 years on 6th Street (Los Angeles Times) |
| The Cuban American spent six days a week at his cramped shop near Western Avenue, serving longtime customers who became good friends. He was 87. The funeral is today. Cigars were all that Gilberto Leon sold at Leon Cigars, the small shop where he spent six days a week. He didn't speak much English and most of his customers didn't speak Spanish, but when he died Monday, a sign on the shop door ... |
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| BUSINESS BRIEFS (Richmond Times-Dispatch) |
| Richmond-based General Cigar Co. Inc. won a lawsuit in Nevada aimed at protecting one of its cigar brands from trademark infringement. General Cigar, a subsidiary of tobacco company Swedish Match, filed suit in 2006 against two companies, claiming they violated trademarks for Cohiba cigars, a premium brand which General Cigar imports from the Dominican Republic. |
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| Nurses Can Help Patients By Taking A Stand Against Smoking (Medical News Today) |
| Nicotine is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs in the United States, and more than one in five people use some form of the drug (cigarettes, cigars, pipes and chewing tobacco). Despite the fact that research consistently indicates tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoke is harmful, new smokers initiate smoking each day. In the June 2008 issue of MEDSURG Nursing, Paul C. |
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