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Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home (...)
Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home (...)

Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home (...)

Date11/6/1985
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  • Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home (...)
  • Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home to China. In their 108 days at Metro Zoo, the animals raised $800,000 in donations to help save the species.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro Zoo chairman Ron Barbaro bids farewell to Qing Qing and Quan at Pearson International Airport today as they start their 17 1/2-hour flight home to China. In their 108 days at Metro Zoo, the animals raised $800,000 in donations to help save the species.
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      Insurance sales whiz Ron Barbaro, who's also chairman of the board at Metro Zoo, missed only two questions on your quiz
      Insurance sales whiz Ron Barbaro, who's also chairman of the board at Metro Zoo, missed only two questions on your quiz
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      Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
      6/12/1989
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Barbaro, Ron
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