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Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife
Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife

Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife

Date10/15/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Reverend Alex Zeidman has been telling of suffering in Biafra in letters he has been sending home to his wife. His letters take 10 days to tow weeks to arrive.
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Reverend Alex Zeidman
Reverend Alex Zeidman
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12/13/1983
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5/23/1984
John D. reviews John A. John Diefenbaker has been telling stories about Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, for as long as anyone ca(...)
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Louis Proulx: Victim says he has been mugged near his home before.
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