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Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U
Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U

Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U

Date3/18/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U.S. prisons. He was arrested by RCMP officers when he crossed border. Legal aid lawyer, Vic Savino (right), was with him.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0068194F
Banana split he used to dream about in prison tasted fantastic to Arthur Meunier, 52, who spent most of last 41 years in jails in Canada and U.S. He w(...)
Banana split he used to dream about in prison tasted fantastic to Arthur Meunier, 52, who spent most of last 41 years in jails in Canada and U.S. He w(...)
3/22/1977
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
3/18/1977
All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)
All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)
9/20/1980
Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
7/31/1986
Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
5/15/1970
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
11/22/1974
Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
5/10/1975
Jim Melling, 57-year-old East York man who spent past 45 years working with Boy Scouts, is presented with outstanding service award yesterday by Lieut(...)
Jim Melling, 57-year-old East York man who spent past 45 years working with Boy Scouts, is presented with outstanding service award yesterday by Lieut(...)
9/27/1974
Arthur Meunier
Arthur Meunier
3/20/1977
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. How can we sit idly by, he asks
Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. How can we sit idly by, he asks
3/18/1977
Ageless Ada Mackenzie, who won her first Canadian women's golf championship 52 years ago, still keeps in on the action at the Canadian Ladies Gold Association seniors championship at Ladies Golf Club in Thornhill
Ageless Ada Mackenzie, who won her first Canadian women's golf championship 52 years ago, still keeps in on the action at the Canadian Ladies Gold Association seniors championship at Ladies Golf Club in Thornhill
8/24/1971
Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared
Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared
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