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While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia
While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia

While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia

Date3/18/1974
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  • While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia
  • While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia. He had promised refunds to the travellers on a first-come, first-serve basis but it was decided to freeze the travel agency's funds until Cripps' financial affairs are sorted out. Cripps offered a trip to the Canary Islands, including a bus trip to New York, the buses failed to show up.
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Original Toronto Star caption: While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia. He had promised refunds to the travellers on a first-come, first-serve basis but it was decided to freeze the travel agency's funds until Cripps' financial affairs are sorted out. Cripps offered a trip to the Canary Islands, including a bus trip to New York, the buses failed to show up.
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