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The widowed mother of 6-year-old Deng Det (left), sent him away on a three-month exodus to Palataka Intensive School to find food an education. Kenyi (...)
The widowed mother of 6-year-old Deng Det (left), sent him away on a three-month exodus to Palataka Intensive School to find food an education. Kenyi (...)

The widowed mother of 6-year-old Deng Det (left), sent him away on a three-month exodus to Palataka Intensive School to find food an education. Kenyi (...)

Date5/26/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: The widowed mother of 6-year-old Deng Det (left); sent him away on a three-month exodus to Palataka Intensive School to find food an education. Kenyi Wani; 12; says he fled his village in February after the Arabs killed my father.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0118155F
More than 1,500 boys live in the bullet-scarred remains of a Catholic church mission that is now Palataka Intensive School, shown above, below and top left
More than 1,500 boys live in the bullet-scarred remains of a Catholic church mission that is now Palataka Intensive School, shown above, below and top left
5/26/1991
Lual Agoth, who thinks he's about 13, walked for six months to reach the refugee camp near Torit, telling his mother as he left I cannot die here . . . I'm going to look for food and an education
Lual Agoth, who thinks he's about 13, walked for six months to reach the refugee camp near Torit, telling his mother as he left I cannot die here . . . I'm going to look for food and an education
5/26/1991
Orphan finds a home. The Metro Zoo has welcomed a new resident - a 5- to 6-month-old female polar bear. Her mother was shot near Repulse Bay, Northwes(...)
Orphan finds a home. The Metro Zoo has welcomed a new resident - a 5- to 6-month-old female polar bear. Her mother was shot near Repulse Bay, Northwes(...)
5/30/1981
The holiday exodus, Bumper - to - bumper traffic pours northward last night along Highway 400 as Metro residents headed away for trhe year's first warm weather, long weekend holiday
The holiday exodus, Bumper - to - bumper traffic pours northward last night along Highway 400 as Metro residents headed away for trhe year's first warm weather, long weekend holiday
5/16/1969
Friendly exchange: Deng Pufang, in wheelchair right, shakes hands with Dr. David Houlden of Sunnybrook Medical Centre who created machine to diagnose extent of spinal cord injuries. Deng, founder and director of the China Fund for the Handicapped, is on North American tour.
Friendly exchange: Deng Pufang, in wheelchair right, shakes hands with Dr. David Houlden of Sunnybrook Medical Centre who created machine to diagnose extent of spinal cord injuries. Deng, founder and director of the China Fund for the Handicapped, is on North American tour.
9/28/1987
A school in name alone, at Palataka pupils gather firewood, labor on the school's farm, and cook rationed beans and corn over open fires
A school in name alone, at Palataka pupils gather firewood, labor on the school's farm, and cook rationed beans and corn over open fires
5/26/1991
Murray Hutchison, widowed father of two boys, is two months behind in the rent on his Oakville townhouse and expects the sheriff any day.
Murray Hutchison, widowed father of two boys, is two months behind in the rent on his Oakville townhouse and expects the sheriff any day.
7/22/1991
The widowed Joyce Hilton carries on husband's Kennels, Couple lived in their dream home only six months before Hilton died
The widowed Joyce Hilton carries on husband's Kennels, Couple lived in their dream home only six months before Hilton died
3/8/1974
Following Jury's verdict exonerating him of the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Angelo Nobrega on May, Det
Following Jury's verdict exonerating him of the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Angelo Nobrega on May, Det
5/29/1969
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
5/16/1978
8-year-old artist Colin Field holds example of work that got him included among 12 children whose art has been chosen to be sent to UNICEF internation(...)
8-year-old artist Colin Field holds example of work that got him included among 12 children whose art has been chosen to be sent to UNICEF internation(...)
9/15/1972
A search for a killer. An intensive manhunt is under way in Mississauga for the killer of a 71-year-old recluse whose battered body was found in a one(...)
A search for a killer. An intensive manhunt is under way in Mississauga for the killer of a 71-year-old recluse whose battered body was found in a one(...)
5/11/1976