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Slow security
Slow security

Slow security

Date6/24/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Slow security: Passenger baggage at Toronto's Pearson International Airport is searched by hand before being loaded on to plane. A local company has been awarded a $198,000 contract by the transport ministry to discover a faster method of detecting explosives.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003129F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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