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Gassing it up: Jack Halpert, left, a gas station owner who is defying Ottawa by selling gas by the gallon, puts a headlock on Ken Long, sporting a Pierre Trudeau mask
Gassing it up: Jack Halpert, left, a gas station owner who is defying Ottawa by selling gas by the gallon, puts a headlock on Ken Long, sporting a Pierre Trudeau mask

Gassing it up: Jack Halpert, left, a gas station owner who is defying Ottawa by selling gas by the gallon, puts a headlock on Ken Long, sporting a Pierre Trudeau mask

Date11/1/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128119F
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