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A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime
A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime

A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime

Date12/25/1985
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  • A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132269F
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      Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
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      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/16/1979
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      Spremo, Boris
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      New Canadian: Vietnamese refugee Nghiem cam Toan, in Canada since June, points out that the boat people had no choice but to leave Viet Nam under the present Communist regime
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      Beaty, Keith
      9/26/1979
      The continuing exodus of thousands of refugees from Vietnam indicates there soon will be an internal uprising against the country's Communist regime, (...)
      The continuing exodus of thousands of refugees from Vietnam indicates there soon will be an internal uprising against the country's Communist regime, (...)
      Darrell, Dick
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      Budapest remains one of the most beautiful and lively cities in Europe and its citizens, even under the Communist regime, still point with pride at it(...)
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      Goode, Jeff
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      The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      McConnell, Colin
      1/20/1982
      A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
      A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
      Spremo, Boris
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      Below, Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary stands silent, ready to present a wreath, as he waits his part in the day of mourning for those who gave their lives in two world wars
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      McConnell, Colin
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      Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
      Emmauel Bourdos, whose take-home pay as a hospital orderly is about $110 a week, helps the two eldest of his six children with their homework as the family gathers around the table. From the left are Bourdos, Photini, 11, Margaret, 10, Mrs. Bourdos holding Dino, 2, Tina, 5, and Bessie, S. Bourdos is one of 6,000 Metro hospital workers who are preparing to risk the consequences of an illegal strike to get a decent wage comparable to that in similar work.
      Bull, Ron
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