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Soviet dissident Petro Grigorenko chats with Mayor David Crombie at City Hall yesterday after signing the guest book and receiving a copy of the book,(...)
Soviet dissident Petro Grigorenko chats with Mayor David Crombie at City Hall yesterday after signing the guest book and receiving a copy of the book,(...)

Soviet dissident Petro Grigorenko chats with Mayor David Crombie at City Hall yesterday after signing the guest book and receiving a copy of the book,(...)

Date5/18/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Soviet dissident Petro Grigorenko chats with Mayor David Crombie at City Hall yesterday after signing the guest book and receiving a copy of the book, Toronto. Grigorenko, a Red Army major-general, spent 15 months in solitary confinement for his views, and five years in a Soviet psychiatric asylum. He's to speak at a rally tonight in defence of Soviet political prisoners.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0051935F
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      Actor Henry Winkler, better known as The Fonz, signs the guest book at Toronto City Hall toay as Toronto Mayor David Crombie looks on
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Griffin, Doug
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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      Dennison, William
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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