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Back home safely, Air Canada stewardess Ruth-Ann Snell is embraced by her mother, Irene Snell, at Toronto's Cara Inn where the crew of a DC-9, hijacke(...)
Back home safely, Air Canada stewardess Ruth-Ann Snell is embraced by her mother, Irene Snell, at Toronto's Cara Inn where the crew of a DC-9, hijacke(...)

Back home safely, Air Canada stewardess Ruth-Ann Snell is embraced by her mother, Irene Snell, at Toronto's Cara Inn where the crew of a DC-9, hijacke(...)

Date12/27/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Back home safely; Air Canada stewardess Ruth-Ann Snell is embraced by her mother; Irene Snell; at Toronto's Cara Inn where the crew of a DC-9; hijacked to Cuba at gunpoint; was taken after the plane returned to Toronto.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120278F
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