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Huddled under warm blankets, the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minut(...)
Huddled under warm blankets, the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minut(...)

Huddled under warm blankets, the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minut(...)

Date10/29/1967
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  • Huddled under warm blankets; the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minutes of eulogies while a stiff wind turned them blue. But it was like New Year's Eve in the pavilion bars where crowds whooped it up at festive wakes.
  • Huddled under warm blankets, the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minut(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Huddled under warm blankets; the VIPs who attended closing day ceremonies for Expo 67 yesterday had it easier than the masses who sat through 75 minutes of eulogies while a stiff wind turned them blue. But it was like New Year's Eve in the pavilion bars where crowds whooped it up at festive wakes.
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004376F
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