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Which is safer? An open-style hoister, left, would be safer than the closed hoister, right, which Metro police are now required to use, police association members say
Which is safer? An open-style hoister, left, would be safer than the closed hoister, right, which Metro police are now required to use, police association members say

Which is safer? An open-style hoister, left, would be safer than the closed hoister, right, which Metro police are now required to use, police association members say

Date9/24/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Which is safer? An open-style hoister, left, would be safer than the closed hoister, right, which Metro police are now required to use, police association members say.
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