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A $500,000 peck, Ken Blais, 47, of Windsor kisses his wife, Joyce, 47, after winning $500,000 in a Provincial lottery draw. Blais, a waiter on VIA Rail trains, plans to keep on working
A $500,000 peck, Ken Blais, 47, of Windsor kisses his wife, Joyce, 47, after winning $500,000 in a Provincial lottery draw. Blais, a waiter on VIA Rail trains, plans to keep on working

A $500,000 peck, Ken Blais, 47, of Windsor kisses his wife, Joyce, 47, after winning $500,000 in a Provincial lottery draw. Blais, a waiter on VIA Rail trains, plans to keep on working

Date1/31/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: A $500,000 peck, Ken Blais, 47, of Windsor kisses his wife, Joyce, 47, after winning $500,000 in a Provincial lottery draw. Blais, a waiter on VIA Rail trains, plans to keep on working.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025104F
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