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Easter Seal drive kicks off. Leaping from a phone in his Superthon sweater, Roger Abbott of the Royal Canadian Air Farce show does his 'Superman' bit (...)
Easter Seal drive kicks off. Leaping from a phone in his Superthon sweater, Roger Abbott of the Royal Canadian Air Farce show does his 'Superman' bit (...)

Easter Seal drive kicks off. Leaping from a phone in his Superthon sweater, Roger Abbott of the Royal Canadian Air Farce show does his 'Superman' bit (...)

Date2/23/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Easter Seal drive kicks off. Leaping from a phone in his Superthon sweater; Roger Abbott of the Royal Canadian Air Farce show does his 'Superman' bit to surprise this year's Timmy and Tammy; Malcolm Reed; 13; of Jerseyville; and Elisabeth Walker; 11; of Toronto. The 13 1/2-hour Easter Seals TV Superthon begins March 5 on CBC.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022825F
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