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Premier William Davis shakes hands with Martin Thompson, 11, his partner at ping-pong in Regent Park yesterday
Premier William Davis shakes hands with Martin Thompson, 11, his partner at ping-pong in Regent Park yesterday

Premier William Davis shakes hands with Martin Thompson, 11, his partner at ping-pong in Regent Park yesterday

Date5/17/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Premier William Davis shakes hands with Martin Thompson, 11, his partner at ping-pong in Regent Park yesterday. Davis took on all comers for five minutes. He was in Regent Park to see workshop where teenagers repair furniture given to them and sell it at low prices. He declined a chance to play snooker.
GeographyProvince stateOntario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0042321F
Premier William Davis returns the ball to his teenaged opponent in a ping-pong game in Regent Park yesterday
Premier William Davis returns the ball to his teenaged opponent in a ping-pong game in Regent Park yesterday
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Premier shakes a Paw. At a non-political picnic Saturday at Hanlan's Point, Premier William Davis shook a lot of hands--and the paw of Jenny, a poodle(...)
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Premier testifies at Hydro hearing
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Mrs. John Diefenbaker
Mrs. John Diefenbaker
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Premier William Davis grabs a quick snack in downtown Toronto this week with Mrs
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Election smear. Maria Maruszczak wipes lipstick smear from former prime minister John Diefenbaker's cheek as Parkdale-High Park Tory candidate Yu Shymko and daughter Lisa, 17, watch. [Incomplete]
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