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Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler
Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler

Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler

Date9/6/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler.
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Fighting back, Premier David Peterson, in a tight election race, campaigns in Beaches-Woodbine yesterday with Liberal candidate Beryl Potter
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Liberal candidate Judy LaMarsh, left, minister of national health and welfare, talks with a worker on the carrot processing line at baby-food plant in Niagara Falls
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