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Armed with a club, John Semple of Burlington sits next to a window in his home smashed in one of a series of attacks on the house by what police suspect is a loosely organized bunch of hooligans
Armed with a club, John Semple of Burlington sits next to a window in his home smashed in one of a series of attacks on the house by what police suspect is a loosely organized bunch of hooligans

Armed with a club, John Semple of Burlington sits next to a window in his home smashed in one of a series of attacks on the house by what police suspect is a loosely organized bunch of hooligans

Date9/23/1975
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0133527F
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