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Sum of $32.57 a week is police pension Evelyn Tong receives 23 years after husband, Edmund, was killed
Sum of $32.57 a week is police pension Evelyn Tong receives 23 years after husband, Edmund, was killed

Sum of $32.57 a week is police pension Evelyn Tong receives 23 years after husband, Edmund, was killed

Date6/19/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sum of $32.57 a week is police pension Evelyn Tong receives 23 years after husband, Edmund, was killed.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0085046F
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