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Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at Ci(...)
Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at Ci(...)

Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at Ci(...)

Date4/15/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at City Hall yesterday after he casually announced he intended to resign his $35,000 post. His family had listened in gallery as Allen announced his resignation.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0029058F
Metro chairman William Allen, who has announced he will be retiring from his job next Sept
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