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Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U
Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U

Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U

Date3/18/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Freedom was shortlived for Arthur Meunier, 52, a Canadian who has spent most of the past 41 years in U.S. prisons. He was arrested by RCMP officers when he crossed border. Legal aid lawyer, Vic Savino (right), was with him.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0068194F
    Banana split he used to dream about in prison tasted fantastic to Arthur Meunier, 52, who spent most of last 41 years in jails in Canada and U.S. He w(...)
    Banana split he used to dream about in prison tasted fantastic to Arthur Meunier, 52, who spent most of last 41 years in jails in Canada and U.S. He w(...)
    Dutton, Don
    3/22/1977
    Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
    Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. Out of jail after 41 years
    Dutton, Don
    3/18/1977
    All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)
    All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)
    Loek, Dick
    9/20/1980
    Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
    Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
    Beecroft, Richard
    7/31/1986
    Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
    Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
    Geo, Mario
    5/15/1970
    His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
    His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
    Spremo, Boris
    11/22/1974
    Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
    Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
    Mahler, John
    5/10/1975
    Jim Melling, 57-year-old East York man who spent past 45 years working with Boy Scouts, is presented with outstanding service award yesterday by Lieut(...)
    Jim Melling, 57-year-old East York man who spent past 45 years working with Boy Scouts, is presented with outstanding service award yesterday by Lieut(...)
    McGibbon, Pauline, 1910-
    9/27/1974
    Arthur Meunier
    Arthur Meunier
    Dutton, Don
    3/20/1977
    Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. How can we sit idly by, he asks
    Ex-convict Arthur Meunier. How can we sit idly by, he asks
    Dutton, Don
    3/18/1977
    Ageless Ada Mackenzie, who won her first Canadian women's golf championship 52 years ago, still keeps in on the action at the Canadian Ladies Gold Association seniors championship at Ladies Golf Club in Thornhill
    Ageless Ada Mackenzie, who won her first Canadian women's golf championship 52 years ago, still keeps in on the action at the Canadian Ladies Gold Association seniors championship at Ladies Golf Club in Thornhill
    Bezant, Graham
    8/24/1971
    Donald Moore, who is 100 years old, has spent a lifetime struggling for the rights of blacks in Toronto
    Donald Moore, who is 100 years old, has spent a lifetime struggling for the rights of blacks in Toronto
    Moore, Donald Willard
    4/8/1992