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Left by his wife just four days before she won $1 million in the Olympic lottery, machine operator Edwin Robb sits in the home near Stoney Creek they (...)
Left by his wife just four days before she won $1 million in the Olympic lottery, machine operator Edwin Robb sits in the home near Stoney Creek they (...)

Left by his wife just four days before she won $1 million in the Olympic lottery, machine operator Edwin Robb sits in the home near Stoney Creek they (...)

Date11/20/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Left by his wife just four days before she won $1 million in the Olympic lottery, machine operator Edwin Robb sits in the home near Stoney Creek they had shared more than 20 years. I love my wife and I want her back, he says.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076604F
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