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Down in Galveston, Texas, they're still talking of the tall Canadian who singlehandedly solved a bizarre kidnapping and rescued a little girl buried alive for 16 hours under rocks
Down in Galveston, Texas, they're still talking of the tall Canadian who singlehandedly solved a bizarre kidnapping and rescued a little girl buried alive for 16 hours under rocks

Down in Galveston, Texas, they're still talking of the tall Canadian who singlehandedly solved a bizarre kidnapping and rescued a little girl buried alive for 16 hours under rocks

Date4/1/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129218F
Pat for wife's rescuer. Zacho, German shepherd dog that found Toronto's Mrs. argaret Laidlaw alive after she was buried 45 hours under avalanche in It(...)
Pat for wife's rescuer. Zacho, German shepherd dog that found Toronto's Mrs. argaret Laidlaw alive after she was buried 45 hours under avalanche in It(...)
3/21/1972
Texans jailed: Jesse Hernandez Mendez, 45, and his wife Coantha Smith Mendez, 44, were jailed for their kidnapping in Scarborough of a man wanted for jumping bail in Texas
Texans jailed: Jesse Hernandez Mendez, 45, and his wife Coantha Smith Mendez, 44, were jailed for their kidnapping in Scarborough of a man wanted for jumping bail in Texas
n.d.
Emotion: Tanya Tucker, in her first Toronto appearance last night, gave the imperial Room crowd as sweet and bitter a taste of authentic Texas country-rock as it's likely to get this side of Houston
Emotion: Tanya Tucker, in her first Toronto appearance last night, gave the imperial Room crowd as sweet and bitter a taste of authentic Texas country-rock as it's likely to get this side of Houston
11/11/1986
At last month's Montreal's Festival of New Cinema, internationally idolized cinematic renegade Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) publicly turned down a cash (...)
At last month's Montreal's Festival of New Cinema, internationally idolized cinematic renegade Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) publicly turned down a cash (...)
11/20/1987
Rafting down the Rio takes place in Jamaica not Texas
Rafting down the Rio takes place in Jamaica not Texas
9/12/1969
Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, 44, who no-hit the Blue Jays last week -- a record seventh career no-hitter -- works out with a football at the SkyD(...)
Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, 44, who no-hit the Blue Jays last week -- a record seventh career no-hitter -- works out with a football at the SkyD(...)
5/7/1991
A little dirty - but alive. Rescue workers have oxygen handy yesterday for Slawomir Spoiniewski (centre), who looks happy to have been rescued from a (...)
A little dirty - but alive. Rescue workers have oxygen handy yesterday for Slawomir Spoiniewski (centre), who looks happy to have been rescued from a (...)
1/15/1990
Sizeable reward outstanding: Marilyn Lastman's kidnapping has never been solved despite a $50,000 reward offered by her husband, North York Mayor Mel Lastman
Sizeable reward outstanding: Marilyn Lastman's kidnapping has never been solved despite a $50,000 reward offered by her husband, North York Mayor Mel Lastman
1/16/1973
A fairing for any little boy or girl : who has behaved well at school and who loves to read : containing more than 20 pretty pictures for their amusement after school hours
A fairing for any little boy or girl : who has behaved well at school and who loves to read : containing more than 20 pretty pictures for their amusement after school hours
1815
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
4/15/1989
Texas Price Cobb won Mosport race
Texas Price Cobb won Mosport race
5/22/1977
Cliff Johnson: Blue Jays give up three young players to obtain him from Texas Rangers
Cliff Johnson: Blue Jays give up three young players to obtain him from Texas Rangers
9/11/1984