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Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith
Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith

Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith

Date10/9/1968
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  • Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith, tell of seeing workers carrying Biafran bodies on their heads to burial pits. They say 5,000 are dying each day.
  • Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith
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Original Toronto Star caption: Medical missionaries who returned last week from two years in Biafra, Dr. Sherman A. Nagel and his wife, Edith, tell of seeing workers carrying Biafran bodies on their heads to burial pits. They say 5,000 are dying each day.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0027048F
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      Unknown
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