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He helps alcoholics find new life, Father Tom Comerford, who was an alcoholic, this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counsel(...)
He helps alcoholics find new life, Father Tom Comerford, who was an alcoholic, this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counsel(...)

He helps alcoholics find new life, Father Tom Comerford, who was an alcoholic, this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counsel(...)

Date11/20/1970
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  • He helps alcoholics find new life; Father Tom Comerford; who was an alcoholic; this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counselling course at George Brown College. Father Comerford (left); 47; shown talking to some of his new classmates; is getting semi-medical training that will enable him to diagnose addiction problems and to help victims through psychology and other techniques of rehabilitations.
  • He helps alcoholics find new life, Father Tom Comerford, who was an alcoholic, this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counsel(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: He helps alcoholics find new life; Father Tom Comerford; who was an alcoholic; this spring will become one of the 15 graduates of an addiction counselling course at George Brown College. Father Comerford (left); 47; shown talking to some of his new classmates; is getting semi-medical training that will enable him to diagnose addiction problems and to help victims through psychology and other techniques of rehabilitations.
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