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Warnings that coffee will soon cost 25 cents a cup have incensed readers
Warnings that coffee will soon cost 25 cents a cup have incensed readers

Warnings that coffee will soon cost 25 cents a cup have incensed readers

Date3/1/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Warnings that coffee will soon cost 25 cents a cup have incensed readers. Patrick Blandford says The Star's fatalistic attitude to the price hike in recent story will encourage unscrupulous businessmen.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0004854F
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      What we tested: Cigars and cigarillos don't have to carry the health warnings that cigarettes do
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      Griffin, Doug
      4/16/1981
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