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A hopeful beginning ended unhappily today for Diana Nyad, 4, who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario about 6
A hopeful beginning ended unhappily today for Diana Nyad, 4, who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario about 6

A hopeful beginning ended unhappily today for Diana Nyad, 4, who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario about 6

Date8/30/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: A hopeful beginning ended unhappily today for Diana Nyad, 4, who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario about 6.30 a.m. She had tried to be the first person to swim the lake both ways. Diana is now in a hospital in St. Catharines.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0071267F
Diana Nyad, who swam Lake Ontario, described as a charming bundle of contradictions
Diana Nyad, who swam Lake Ontario, described as a charming bundle of contradictions
7/31/1975
Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
8/19/1974
Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
8/19/1974
Cliff Lumsdon and Diana Nyad, 23. Lumsdon is now coaching the young Florida swimmer.
Cliff Lumsdon and Diana Nyad, 23. Lumsdon is now coaching the young Florida swimmer.
8/9/1973
Diana Nyad
Diana Nyad
8/28/1974
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
Mike Darow. Unhappily happy
Mike Darow. Unhappily happy
1/7/1977
Hopeful again: Moe and Kathy Duval say their 4-year-old daughter, Melissa, who's been fighting cancer for two years, has gained weight and her hair is growing again
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2/4/1989
Fourth seed ousted: Sylvia Hanika had her game going on this shot, but she couldn't put it together enough to avoid a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 loss to American Kathy Jordan
Fourth seed ousted: Sylvia Hanika had her game going on this shot, but she couldn't put it together enough to avoid a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 loss to American Kathy Jordan
8/18/1983
Dejected, coach Art Dufresne stands in a boat after Angela Kondrak was pulled out of the lake just over a mile from shore
Dejected, coach Art Dufresne stands in a boat after Angela Kondrak was pulled out of the lake just over a mile from shore
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Happy landing: The Air Canada shutdown ended just in time for Craig, Helen and Justin Noble, 4 months, formerly of Toronto but now of Vancouverm, who arrived to visit family for Christmas
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Mr. Justice Roach, who headed the Royal Commission on Crime, had his report, weighing 6 1/2 pounds, presented to the Legislature today. It includes hi(...)
Mr. Justice Roach, who headed the Royal Commission on Crime, had his report, weighing 6 1/2 pounds, presented to the Legislature today. It includes hi(...)
3/18/1986