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Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts
Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts

Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts

Date3/27/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts. yesterday. The event; broadcast live; marked the final show of CBC's Switchback television series. [Incomplete]
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Keeping him in suspension, Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts. yesterday. [Incomplete]
Keeping him in suspension, Comedian Marty Putz spends some time suspended 152 metres (500 feet) above Yonge and Bloor Sts. yesterday. [Incomplete]
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