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Camp's aim: Responding to allegations that counsellors at Kamp Kuriou told kids they'd burn in hell for listening to rock records, director David Bowen, sharing a joke with Michael Morrow, 13, and Sandi Melnichuk, 16, said all the camp tries to do is give kids love.
Camp's aim: Responding to allegations that counsellors at Kamp Kuriou told kids they'd burn in hell for listening to rock records, director David Bowen, sharing a joke with Michael Morrow, 13, and Sandi Melnichuk, 16, said all the camp tries to do is give kids love.

Camp's aim: Responding to allegations that counsellors at Kamp Kuriou told kids they'd burn in hell for listening to rock records, director David Bowen, sharing a joke with Michael Morrow, 13, and Sandi Melnichuk, 16, said all the camp tries to do is give kids love.

Date9/1/1981
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