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A fight on stage put a sudden end to the first Spadina all-candidates' meeting last night in University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. A push 'em, kno(...)
A fight on stage put a sudden end to the first Spadina all-candidates' meeting last night in University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. A push 'em, kno(...)

A fight on stage put a sudden end to the first Spadina all-candidates' meeting last night in University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. A push 'em, kno(...)

Date10/9/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: A fight on stage put a sudden end to the first Spadina all-candidates' meeting last night in University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. A push 'em, knock 'em down style brawl broke out shortly after 9 p.m. between 58-year-old U of T history professor Bill Nelson, chairing the meeting, and fringe candidate John Turmel, 30, of Ottawa.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Object NumberTSPA_0086657F
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