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As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary, at New Westminster, prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two o(...)
As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary, at New Westminster, prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two o(...)

As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary, at New Westminster, prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two o(...)

Date6/9/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary; at New Westminster; prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two of the intermediaries: Gary Bannerman (left); 28; a radio commentator and hot-line host; and Brian Williams; a lawyer. The convicts are armed with a pair of knives.
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Prison director Dragan Cernetic, Shows strain while awaiting word about hostages
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