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Housing boss fired. With a 15-7 vote, Toronto City Council fired housing commission Barry Rose from his $59,000-a-year job because of a report citing a sloppy administrative practices
Housing boss fired. With a 15-7 vote, Toronto City Council fired housing commission Barry Rose from his $59,000-a-year job because of a report citing a sloppy administrative practices

Housing boss fired. With a 15-7 vote, Toronto City Council fired housing commission Barry Rose from his $59,000-a-year job because of a report citing a sloppy administrative practices

Date9/15/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Housing boss fired. With a 15-7 vote, Toronto City Council fired housing commission Barry Rose from his $59,000-a-year job because of a report citing a sloppy administrative practices.
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