DR. JACOB DINER, 67, FOUNDER AND FIRST DEAN OF THE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF PHARMACY, DIED SUNDAY IN A SANITARIUM AT AMITYVILLE, L.I. HE WAS BORN IN RUSSIA OF GERMAN-JEWISH PARENTAGE.
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