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Hug for Luck: Yonna Davenport, 35, of Scarborough embraces husband John before leaving for Bucharest yesterday in hopes of adopting two Romanian children.
Hug for Luck: Yonna Davenport, 35, of Scarborough embraces husband John before leaving for Bucharest yesterday in hopes of adopting two Romanian children.

Hug for Luck: Yonna Davenport, 35, of Scarborough embraces husband John before leaving for Bucharest yesterday in hopes of adopting two Romanian children.

Date6/22/1990
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126451F
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