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Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)
Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)

Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)

Date1/10/1977
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  • Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under drifting snow as work crews could not keep up with worst blizzard to strike southern Ontario in years. And the weatherman warned: It's going to get worse.
  • Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under drifting snow as work crews could not keep up with worst blizzard to strike southern Ontario in years. And the weatherman warned: It's going to get worse.
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