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Lucien Blaquiere works the control tower phones yesterday in the St
Lucien Blaquiere works the control tower phones yesterday in the St

Lucien Blaquiere works the control tower phones yesterday in the St

Date1/19/1998
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lucien Blaquiere works the control tower phones yesterday in the St. Jean sur Richelieu airport near Montreal; top; while hundreds of cars with hungry families lined up to reach a hangar; above; where food flown from Toronto for storm victims was given out.
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