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A playful stab in the back. Mayor William Dennison, who ought to be used to that sort of thing, gets playful stab in back with sword used to cut cake (...)
A playful stab in the back. Mayor William Dennison, who ought to be used to that sort of thing, gets playful stab in back with sword used to cut cake (...)

A playful stab in the back. Mayor William Dennison, who ought to be used to that sort of thing, gets playful stab in back with sword used to cut cake (...)

Date8/30/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: A playful stab in the back. Mayor William Dennison, who ought to be used to that sort of thing, gets playful stab in back with sword used to cut cake at Canadian Opera Company's 20th anniversary party yesterday. Attackers, from left, Etobicoke Mayor Edward Horton, Scarborough Mayor Albert Campbell and Herman Geiger-Torel, director of opera.
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Object NumberTSPA_0043266F
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