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								|  | To commemorate the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, read 
									the Phoenix's original coverage from December 1980. |  
 
							
								|  | The 
										scene of the crime Reprinted from the December 16, 1980 edition of the Boston Phoenix.
 BY MICHAEL GEE
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								|  | A hero in the works (PDF) Lennon's legacy
 BY KIT RACHLIS
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								|  | I read the news today oh 
										boy (PDF)
 The Phoenix staff reacts to the news
 BY PHOENIX STAFF
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								|   | Lennon remembered (PDF) Thoughts from Matt Siegel, Oedipus, Peter Wolf, Gunther Schuller, Ric Ocasek, 
									Ran Blake, Stan Getz, Joe Perry, David Minehan and others
 COMPILED BY JAMES ISAACS
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