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1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin
1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin

1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin

Date7/19/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: 1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin.
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Photographs
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0087258F
    Uganda's place is empty. Uganda's chair is empty as the Commonweath prime minister' conference proceeds in London, despite Ugandan dictator Idi Amin i(...)
    Uganda's place is empty. Uganda's chair is empty as the Commonweath prime minister' conference proceeds in London, despite Ugandan dictator Idi Amin i(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    6/8/1977
    Foreign Minister, Paul Etiang of Uganda talks with newsmen at a reception he gave last night in his Ottawa hotel. Earlier in the day, Etiang read a 55-minute speech written by President Idi Amin blaming Britain for many African problems and charging the Commonwealth is a talk shop.
    Foreign Minister, Paul Etiang of Uganda talks with newsmen at a reception he gave last night in his Ottawa hotel. Earlier in the day, Etiang read a 55-minute speech written by President Idi Amin blaming Britain for many African problems and charging the Commonwealth is a talk shop.
    Bezant, Graham
    8/6/1973
    Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
    Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    8/18/1986
    Woman Wins $1,000 Snapshot Prize, Phyllis Smith, left, of Thornhill, whose entry from The Star won grand prize of $1,000 in Newspaper Snapshot Awards (...)
    Woman Wins $1,000 Snapshot Prize, Phyllis Smith, left, of Thornhill, whose entry from The Star won grand prize of $1,000 in Newspaper Snapshot Awards (...)
    Dutton, Don
    3/29/1961
    Star reporter Gerald Utting is a camera freak from way back
    Star reporter Gerald Utting is a camera freak from way back
    Lennon, Frank
    5/24/1978
    Spremo wins another award. Winning photography awards is as easy as snapping a shutter for The Star's Boris Spremo. [Incomplete]
    Spremo wins another award. Winning photography awards is as easy as snapping a shutter for The Star's Boris Spremo. [Incomplete]
    MacDonald, John Sandfield,
    2/23/1967
    Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him
    Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him
    Ali, Mohammad, 1942-
    12/13/1981
    Star winners: George Radwanski, left, and Michele Landsberg were presented with National Newspaper Awards last night during the annual awards ceremony
    Star winners: George Radwanski, left, and Michele Landsberg were presented with National Newspaper Awards last night during the annual awards ceremony
    Landsberg, Michele
    4/24/1982
    The star's stars: Toronto Star sports columnist Wayne Parrish (left) and book columnist Ken Adachi attend the National Newspaper Awards dinner, where winners were honored last night
    The star's stars: Toronto Star sports columnist Wayne Parrish (left) and book columnist Ken Adachi attend the National Newspaper Awards dinner, where winners were honored last night
    Adachi, Ken
    4/20/1980
    Leader of the raid on Uganda's Entebbe airport a year ago, Israeli Brig
    Leader of the raid on Uganda's Entebbe airport a year ago, Israeli Brig
    Spremo, Boris
    7/4/1977
    Karim Mawji: 33-year-old entrepreneur who fled Uganda's repressive regime in 1972, is selling T-shirt promoting Canadian unity
    Karim Mawji: 33-year-old entrepreneur who fled Uganda's repressive regime in 1972, is selling T-shirt promoting Canadian unity
    Power, Peter
    10/4/1991
    Governor General's Awards. Trudeau book wins
    Governor General's Awards. Trudeau book wins
    Spremo, Boris
    3/23/1990