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Toronto connection: MacDougall demostrates how a Cuban jet fighter intercepted his small plane 90 miles off the Cuban coast and nearly drove him into the sea
Toronto connection: MacDougall demostrates how a Cuban jet fighter intercepted his small plane 90 miles off the Cuban coast and nearly drove him into the sea

Toronto connection: MacDougall demostrates how a Cuban jet fighter intercepted his small plane 90 miles off the Cuban coast and nearly drove him into the sea

Date5/21/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129796F
Here's how Cuban Hitched 5,000-Mile Jet Ride to Freedom Technicians huddles in Air Canada DC-8 to show how Cuban stowed away in Spainsh jet's undercarriage
Here's how Cuban Hitched 5,000-Mile Jet Ride to Freedom Technicians huddles in Air Canada DC-8 to show how Cuban stowed away in Spainsh jet's undercarriage
6/4/1969
Big break for Canada: David Knight demostrates a TV home computer terminal that uses Canadian Telidon technology to link home TVs to outside computers through telephone lines
Big break for Canada: David Knight demostrates a TV home computer terminal that uses Canadian Telidon technology to link home TVs to outside computers through telephone lines
5/20/1981
Cuban Reunion, Ismael Sambra, centre, enjoys an emotional reunion with his son Guillermo and Granddaughter Yessica, 5, after their arrival at Pearson airport yesterday from Cuba
Cuban Reunion, Ismael Sambra, centre, enjoys an emotional reunion with his son Guillermo and Granddaughter Yessica, 5, after their arrival at Pearson airport yesterday from Cuba
5/5/1998
Cigar seller: Tom Hinds displays a box of Cuban cigars outside his tabacco shop on Avenue Rd.
Cigar seller: Tom Hinds displays a box of Cuban cigars outside his tabacco shop on Avenue Rd.
6/4/1988
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
7/12/1973
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
12/22/1977
Gilberto Smith serves sea food to Mrs. Lillian Borgas, The Cuban chef brought tasty recipes to Toronto
Gilberto Smith serves sea food to Mrs. Lillian Borgas, The Cuban chef brought tasty recipes to Toronto
8/31/1971
At 80, James McCrackan walks two to five miles a day and his granddaughter Janie Hodgson, 5, sometimes runs to meet him
At 80, James McCrackan walks two to five miles a day and his granddaughter Janie Hodgson, 5, sometimes runs to meet him
2/20/1973
Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)
Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)
10/16/1974
Overhead shot: Robert Stacey shows off posters of the Golden Horseshoe and the Ottawa area, made by his company from photos taken 705 kilometres (405 miles) up
Overhead shot: Robert Stacey shows off posters of the Golden Horseshoe and the Ottawa area, made by his company from photos taken 705 kilometres (405 miles) up
5/19/1988
Mexico city (UPI)-Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo and Cuban President Fidel Castro yesterday called for the United States to end its economic blockade against Cuba and withdraw from the Guantanamo naval base, the Cuban news agency said, The heads of [Incomplete]
Mexico city (UPI)-Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo and Cuban President Fidel Castro yesterday called for the United States to end its economic blockade against Cuba and withdraw from the Guantanamo naval base, the Cuban news agency said, The heads of [Incomplete]
5/28/1980
No way! Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, right, turns away and holds his head in disbelief after hearing Cuban Jorge Gonzalez, left, had won their gold medal bout on a 4-1 decision at the Pan American Games yesterday
No way! Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, right, turns away and holds his head in disbelief after hearing Cuban Jorge Gonzalez, left, had won their gold medal bout on a 4-1 decision at the Pan American Games yesterday
8/23/1987