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Richard Haney thinks city shold ban labelling of high-rise commercial buildings
Richard Haney thinks city shold ban labelling of high-rise commercial buildings

Richard Haney thinks city shold ban labelling of high-rise commercial buildings

Date9/14/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Richard Haney thinks city shold ban labelling of high-rise commercial buildings. Here is view from the backyard of his house on Farnham Ave.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110259F
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He always has a question for the stars, but nobody ever thinks to ask about Brian Linehan, CITY-TV's show business interviewer whose gimmick has always been to prepare his research harder than anyone else
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