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Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland
Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland

Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland

Date12/3/1972
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  • Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg; 22; a visitor to Metro from Switzerland. More than a dozen ducks were covered with oil; Miss Abegg gave two of them; wrapped in a towel; to Humane Society.
  • Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg; 22; a visitor to Metro from Switzerland. More than a dozen ducks were covered with oil; Miss Abegg gave two of them; wrapped in a towel; to Humane Society.
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