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Thousands mourn student martyrs, About 7,500 attend a Nathan Phillips Square ceremony last night, paying their final respects to the Chinese students (...)
Thousands mourn student martyrs, About 7,500 attend a Nathan Phillips Square ceremony last night, paying their final respects to the Chinese students (...)

Thousands mourn student martyrs, About 7,500 attend a Nathan Phillips Square ceremony last night, paying their final respects to the Chinese students (...)

Date6/10/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thousands mourn student martyrs; About 7;500 attend a Nathan Phillips Square ceremony last night; paying their final respects to the Chinese students who died in Tiananmen Square and listening to speakers such as Nobel Prize winner John Polanyi denounce C
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012029F
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