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Worried shopkeepers in Chinatown, where bomb blast killed a cook and robbers stole $2,500 from a travel agency, say they fear a gang of extortionists (...)
Worried shopkeepers in Chinatown, where bomb blast killed a cook and robbers stole $2,500 from a travel agency, say they fear a gang of extortionists (...)

Worried shopkeepers in Chinatown, where bomb blast killed a cook and robbers stole $2,500 from a travel agency, say they fear a gang of extortionists (...)

Date5/4/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Worried shopkeepers in Chinatown; where bomb blast killed a cook and robbers stole $2;500 from a travel agency; say they fear a gang of extortionists is at work. Agency manager Charles Lung stands with police sergeant Pat Kelly.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112462F
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