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The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)
The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)

The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)

Date10/5/1972
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  • The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)
  • The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty; Dianne Lewis; 27; will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two officers shot to death on the job. Like the other two police widows; Mrs. Lewis has children to support: Leona; 9 (left); Randy; 5; and Wendy; 6.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty; Dianne Lewis; 27; will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two officers shot to death on the job. Like the other two police widows; Mrs. Lewis has children to support: Leona; 9 (left); Randy; 5; and Wendy; 6.
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