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A Bangladesh orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents, John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford, last night t Toronto International Air(...)
A Bangladesh orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents, John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford, last night t Toronto International Air(...)

A Bangladesh orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents, John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford, last night t Toronto International Air(...)

Date7/20/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Bangladesh orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents; John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford; last night t Toronto International Airport. They'll name her Lara; Keeping her Bengali name; Jorina; as middle name. Eight babies orphaned or abandoned after the Bangladesh war of independence met their new parents last night. Seven others were on a separate flight to Montreal.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021472F
Bangladesh Orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents, John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford, last night at Toronto International Airp(...)
Bangladesh Orphan gets a smiling welcome from her new adoptive parents, John and Dorothy Morris of Brantford, last night at Toronto International Airp(...)
7/20/1972
Blinded by smallpox, Tepi, a Bangladesh orphan adopted by Peter and Jean Hughes of Rockwood gets acquainted with her new parents. The girl, found aban(...)
Blinded by smallpox, Tepi, a Bangladesh orphan adopted by Peter and Jean Hughes of Rockwood gets acquainted with her new parents. The girl, found aban(...)
12/1/1974
Abandoned in her native Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is welcomed with a big smile by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, last night (...)
Abandoned in her native Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is welcomed with a big smile by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, last night (...)
11/27/1972
A new home for baby Indira, Indira, a 15-month-old orphan from India, is greeted at Toronto International Airport last night by her new parents, Tim a(...)
A new home for baby Indira, Indira, a 15-month-old orphan from India, is greeted at Toronto International Airport last night by her new parents, Tim a(...)
7/21/1978
Abandoned in Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, at Toronto airport last nigh(...)
Abandoned in Bangladesh, 8-month-old Ambia is given a loving kiss by her adoptive mother, Lollo Fischer of Niagara Falls, at Toronto airport last nigh(...)
11/27/1972
Four orphans from India met their new parents yesterday at Toronto International Airport, and 8-year-old Mercy soon was in the arms of her new mother,(...)
Four orphans from India met their new parents yesterday at Toronto International Airport, and 8-year-old Mercy soon was in the arms of her new mother,(...)
11/28/1974
It does not always pay for adoptee to try to find natural parents, says Selina Heaton, above, who was rejected by real mother after adoptive parents d(...)
It does not always pay for adoptee to try to find natural parents, says Selina Heaton, above, who was rejected by real mother after adoptive parents d(...)
3/3/1976
Romanian Orphans: Nicoleta Graff, left, Mark and Gillian Davenport and Heidi Meincke sit with parents at a Willowdale church service yesterday
Romanian Orphans: Nicoleta Graff, left, Mark and Gillian Davenport and Heidi Meincke sit with parents at a Willowdale church service yesterday
10/21/1990
A group of women and children smiling and hugging.
Warm smiles greeted 10-year-old Neroy as he met his adoptive mother, Lorraine Hemming of Burlington, and new sisters, Pamela, 18, standing left, and Techla, 15
8/20/1975
A Korean orphan arrives 'Home', Weary from her flight almost half way around the world, Korean orphan Young Soon Choi, 6, is handed over to her new mo(...)
A Korean orphan arrives 'Home', Weary from her flight almost half way around the world, Korean orphan Young Soon Choi, 6, is handed over to her new mo(...)
3/23/1968
A war orphan from Cambodia, Suvann Ratha, 5 months old, gets welcoming kisses in Montreal last night from her new parents, Thomas and Adela Beasley of(...)
A war orphan from Cambodia, Suvann Ratha, 5 months old, gets welcoming kisses in Montreal last night from her new parents, Thomas and Adela Beasley of(...)
4/6/1975
Notice to parents. The attention of parents and guardians is called to the following extracts from the children's Protection Act.
Notice to parents. The attention of parents and guardians is called to the following extracts from the children's Protection Act.
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