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Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs

Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs

Date7/7/1983
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Paralyzed Edgar is home. The feeling restored to his legs, paralyzed after a motorcycle accident, by surgery in Leningrad, Edgar Reiprich, 17, of West(...)
Paralyzed Edgar is home. The feeling restored to his legs, paralyzed after a motorcycle accident, by surgery in Leningrad, Edgar Reiprich, 17, of West(...)
6/10/1974
Family plea: Richard Lawson, 17, with his father, Douglas, at the scene of a bike accident on Yonge at Davisville that paralyzed his sister Marg on June 30 holds a written plea asking that witnesses come forward
Family plea: Richard Lawson, 17, with his father, Douglas, at the scene of a bike accident on Yonge at Davisville that paralyzed his sister Marg on June 30 holds a written plea asking that witnesses come forward
7/7/1983
Shooting victim treated, A 22-year-old man is treated by a paramedic after he was shot at close range in both legs and the wrist in the Dupont St. and Symington Ave. area at about 3 a.m. today
Shooting victim treated, A 22-year-old man is treated by a paramedic after he was shot at close range in both legs and the wrist in the Dupont St. and Symington Ave. area at about 3 a.m. today
5/12/1992
4. A great feeling is what Mrs. Crispo experiences as she receives gentle massage after her clay mask treatment to get skin in beautiful shape for this season
4. A great feeling is what Mrs. Crispo experiences as she receives gentle massage after her clay mask treatment to get skin in beautiful shape for this season
12/2/1974
Star legs at The Star, Miss Legs Canada 1984, Karen Marin, 21, flashes her winning legs and a wide smile as she gets help with a shoe strap during the(...)
Star legs at The Star, Miss Legs Canada 1984, Karen Marin, 21, flashes her winning legs and a wide smile as she gets help with a shoe strap during the(...)
1/5/1984
Great legs, Violet Murray, at 75, doesn't hesitate to pick up a song or show off her legs
Great legs, Violet Murray, at 75, doesn't hesitate to pick up a song or show off her legs
6/21/1983
Mrs. Martha Truman. Grandview, Mo., July 26 - President Truman's mother died here today as her son was flying to her bedside from Washington. Her deat(...)
Mrs. Martha Truman. Grandview, Mo., July 26 - President Truman's mother died here today as her son was flying to her bedside from Washington. Her deat(...)
4/26/1947
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
1/6/1970
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
12/15/1974
Victim's mother: Evelyn Lennon-Lyon was in court when a police officer was charged with murder in the death of her son, Wade Lawson, left.
Victim's mother: Evelyn Lennon-Lyon was in court when a police officer was charged with murder in the death of her son, Wade Lawson, left.
3/27/1991
There she was, all tight jeans, long legs and spangled boots, her platinum mane gently curled, city-style, her eyes dark, deep and sad...Emmylou Harri(...)
There she was, all tight jeans, long legs and spangled boots, her platinum mane gently curled, city-style, her eyes dark, deep and sad...Emmylou Harri(...)
7/12/1988
Star legs at The Star, Who, me? That was the reaction of Karen Martin, 22, of Willowdale when she won the Miss Legs of Canada Pageant last night at th(...)
Star legs at The Star, Who, me? That was the reaction of Karen Martin, 22, of Willowdale when she won the Miss Legs of Canada Pageant last night at th(...)
1/5/1984