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Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sg(...)
Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sg(...)

Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sg(...)

Date11/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sgt. Ron Parker (left) watches Constable Terry Ryan aim in rifle that fires canisters of tear gas at an abandoned building at Camp X, a National Defence camp in Oshawa used for training during world war II. The 25 men in the class had a lecture first and then went to Camp X for practice.
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