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Surveyance devices: A wiretap project costs, on average, more than $100,000 for a 60-day investigation

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Surveyance devices: A wiretap project costs, on average, more than $100,000 for a 60-day investigation

Date7/18/1968

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James, Norman (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Surveyance devices: A wiretap project costs; on average; more than $100;000 for a 60-day investigation.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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