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James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North(...)

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James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North(...)

Date12/9/1970

Names

Cross, James (subject)

FLQ (subject)

Goode, Jeff (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North triplex and how he came to be released by them after police had surrounded the house last Thursday. Cross said he was handcuffed at times, but wasn't mistreated.

Subject

October Crisis, 1970

Autonomy and independence movements

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0041342F

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