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Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment
Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment

Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment

Date11/3/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Chased off attackers: Guy Smart; 73; shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120597F
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