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James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North(...)
James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North(...)

James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North(...)

Date12/9/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: James Cross tells a news conference in London yesterday about his 60-day ordeal as a prisoner of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in a Montreal North triplex and how he came to be released by them after police had surrounded the house last Thursday. Cross said he was handcuffed at times, but wasn't mistreated.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Object NumberTSPA_0041342F
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