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Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday, a police officer crouches behind his car, a telescopic sight on his(...)
Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday, a police officer crouches behind his car, a telescopic sight on his(...)

Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday, a police officer crouches behind his car, a telescopic sight on his(...)

Date1/28/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watching a building from which a sniper fired on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday; a police officer crouches behind his car; a telescopic sight on his rifle. Police closed the expressway for 15 minutes during the evening rush hour while they searched an apartment building overlooking the parkway.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120691F
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