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Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefe(...)
Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefe(...)

Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefe(...)

Date9/18/1965
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  • Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefenbaker husked his own ear of corn and topped it off with a watermelon.
  • Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefe(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Corn-fed Conservative is Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker as he ties into a juicy cob at a Tory picnic Saturday in Oakville's Coronation Park. Diefenbaker husked his own ear of corn and topped it off with a watermelon.
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