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Still active in politics, Miss Bill Conklin, 92, of Streetsville says to create jobs
Still active in politics, Miss Bill Conklin, 92, of Streetsville says to create jobs

Still active in politics, Miss Bill Conklin, 92, of Streetsville says to create jobs

Date4/18/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Still active in politics; Miss Bill Conklin; 92; of Streetsville says to create jobs: Take the sales tax off anything manufactured by a Canadian company and put a 10 per cent tax on imported goods. The only imports needed are oranges and bananas; he says.
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