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Burst radiator and mop-armed brigade cleaning up the mess steal the scene from Prime Minister Pearson and the 10 premiers as constitutional conference(...)
Burst radiator and mop-armed brigade cleaning up the mess steal the scene from Prime Minister Pearson and the 10 premiers as constitutional conference(...)

Burst radiator and mop-armed brigade cleaning up the mess steal the scene from Prime Minister Pearson and the 10 premiers as constitutional conference(...)

Date2/5/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Burst radiator and mop-armed brigade cleaning up the mess steal the scene from Prime Minister Pearson and the 10 premiers as constitutional conference gets under way in flower-decked Confederation Room of Parliament Buildings. Man the lifeboats! Confederation is sinking; Agriculture Minister Joe Greene quipped. Participants waited in adjoining room until water had been mopped up.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004961F
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