It said the two were taken to the hospital "to prevent any complication in their state of health." An earlier telegram from the Sakharovs had said the fast was aggravating Sakharovs heart ailment. and friends had warned that the hunger strike could end in Sakharovs death. Sakharov. 60. and his wife began their hunger strike Nov. 22 in the city of Gorky. where Sakharov was exiled in January 1980 for criticizing Soviet Government policies. The hunger strike was designed to protest the refusal of Soviet authorities to allow Liza Alexseyeva to emigrate to the United States. She was married by proxy last year to Mrs. Sakharovs son by a previous marriage.
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