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Business couldn't be better, said clerk Jessie Munro at the information Canada bookstore on Yonge St

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Business couldn't be better, said clerk Jessie Munro at the information Canada bookstore on Yonge St

Date6/19/1971

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Teskey, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Business couldn't be better; said clerk Jessie Munro at the information Canada bookstore on Yonge St. today as people lined up to spend $3 for Finance Minister Edgar Benson's tax reform proposals and budget speech; or it pick up a summary of the proposals for free. Before noon today; 51 adults; four children and a dog named Riley were standing in line at the bookstore to make their purchases.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004207F

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