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Darn those balloon-eating trees
Darn those balloon-eating trees

Darn those balloon-eating trees

Date10/25/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Darn those balloon-eating trees. Wood Gundy inadvertently went out on a limb yesterday when two bunches of balloons; released in a United Way promotion; got snagged in a tree near the Royal Trust tower. After Joe Pesaud climbed to their rescue; John Gracie (left) and Domenic scoinaienchi tried again. An envelope is attached to each balloon and the one returned from farthest away will win the finder a prize.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115775F
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