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Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence
Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence

Helmut Mehnert has been a paraplegic for 17 years and well knows the frustrations of trying to retain some degree of independence

Date2/14/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130739F
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'I see family court as a clearing house for the frustrations of the community' - Judge Warren Durham
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Love is... being out of jail and sitting with your fiancee again. Larry LeBlanc knows that. He has been released after a murder charge was dropped and 19-year-old Donna Welsh was pretty happy about it. Although couple had to postpone their wedding it was great to be free and together again.
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Norman Bartlett Knows all about thrill rides, He's been building them for 53 years - for other people's profit
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6/14/1978
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1/10/1984
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Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
4/14/1981
Milo Speriglio: Los Angeles private detective says he's spent 10 years investigating the death of Marilyn Monroe and says he knows who murdered her.
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