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Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife
Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife

Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife

Date10/15/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife. His letters take 10 days to tow weeks to arrive.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0090586F
    Reverend Alex Zeidman
    Reverend Alex Zeidman
    Bezant, Graham
    10/4/1968
    Only 3,000 to go: Rev. Alex Zeidman of the Scott Mission has collected more than 100 turkeys for the mission's Christmas dinner for the needy
    Only 3,000 to go: Rev. Alex Zeidman of the Scott Mission has collected more than 100 turkeys for the mission's Christmas dinner for the needy
    Mahler, John
    12/15/1981
    I hope he doesn't stop, Meryl Dunsmore comments of the secret admirer who has been sending her cards every Valentine's Day for 44 years. She has no id(...)
    I hope he doesn't stop, Meryl Dunsmore comments of the secret admirer who has been sending her cards every Valentine's Day for 44 years. She has no id(...)
    Bull, Ron
    2/14/1972
    Alexander Zeidman: His death has left a void the Scott Mission is struggling to fill
    Alexander Zeidman: His death has left a void the Scott Mission is struggling to fill
    Mahler, John
    12/13/1983
    Pope's librarian: Reverend Leonard Boyle, 60, a Toronto cleric, has been appointed head of the huge Vatican library, the first non-European to hold that post in the world famous institution
    Pope's librarian: Reverend Leonard Boyle, 60, a Toronto cleric, has been appointed head of the huge Vatican library, the first non-European to hold that post in the world famous institution
    Mahler, John
    5/23/1984
    John D. reviews John A. John Diefenbaker has been telling stories about Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, for as long as anyone ca(...)
    John D. reviews John A. John Diefenbaker has been telling stories about Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, for as long as anyone ca(...)
    Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
    2/8/1969
    Helping hands: Murray Dryden, left, has been sending bedkits for years to Third World children. With him are Marybelle Lynch, and Bette and John Sergeant, who will be travelling overseas soon to distribute the packages.
    Helping hands: Murray Dryden, left, has been sending bedkits for years to Third World children. With him are Marybelle Lynch, and Bette and John Sergeant, who will be travelling overseas soon to distribute the packages.
    Beaty, Keith
    1/11/1986
    Pension fighter: Harry Ettinger, 54, of Scarborough, is crippled by arthritis and has been writing letters to many politicians, including Premier Bill Davis, asking for increased disability pensions
    Pension fighter: Harry Ettinger, 54, of Scarborough, is crippled by arthritis and has been writing letters to many politicians, including Premier Bill Davis, asking for increased disability pensions
    Darrell, Dick
    2/25/1982
    Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
    Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
    Slaughter, Mike
    9/1/1978
    Stunt man John Berger has been following the call of his trade for the last 15 years and only once has he been badly injured. He's shown in CBC combat gear
    Stunt man John Berger has been following the call of his trade for the last 15 years and only once has he been badly injured. He's shown in CBC combat gear
    Norris, Dave
    7/29/1970
    Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
    Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
    Bull, Ron
    4/10/1974
    Louis Proulx: Victim says he has been mugged near his home before.
    Louis Proulx: Victim says he has been mugged near his home before.
    Goode, Jeff
    8/1/1989