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Father of boy, 2 1/2, who fell today from broken window on the eighth floor of a Jane St
Father of boy, 2 1/2, who fell today from broken window on the eighth floor of a Jane St

Father of boy, 2 1/2, who fell today from broken window on the eighth floor of a Jane St

Date6/29/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Father of boy; 2 1/2; who fell today from broken window on the eighth floor of a Jane St. apartment building; Gary Petaja said the window had been covered with cardboard for two days and marked broken . How can a 2 1/2-year-old boy read the sign? There was nothing in the window to stop anyone from falling out. Patrick Petaja landed on a sidewalk 70 feet below an was dead on arrival at hospital.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000338F
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