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A Heartening moment, While brother Jim Lam holds the door for her, Mrs
A Heartening moment, While brother Jim Lam holds the door for her, Mrs

A Heartening moment, While brother Jim Lam holds the door for her, Mrs

Date4/5/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Heartening moment, While brother Jim Lam holds the door for her, Mrs. Lam Wing-Sim, 35, leaves Toronto General Hospital where surgery was performed on three valves of her heart March 5. She goes home to Hong Kong later.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026408F
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