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Word: krikor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...California. 76-year-old Krikor Arakelian read the stories. Arakelian was the watermelon king of Southern California and the owner of Mission Bell wines. He was a millionaire many times over. But no amount of money seemed able to cure his son, a hopeless epileptic since his head was injured in an auto accident. Arakelian made up his mind to send for Avak. Last week the faith healer of Azerbaijan arrived at Los Angeles' municipal airport, dressed in the long robes of a Gregorian Communicant, with matted beard and shoulder-length hair framing his pallid face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Faith | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

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