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Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas, a post office spokesman said last night. We(...)
Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas, a post office spokesman said last night. We(...)

Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas, a post office spokesman said last night. We(...)

Date2/19/1974
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  • Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas; a post office spokesman said last night. We have 27 tractor-trailer vans loaded with mail; he said. There is a big build-up of thousands of bags; containing millions of pieces of mail. Backing was blamed on a work slowdown. Here; Victor Toth moves parcels in the sorting area.
  • Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas, a post office spokesman said last night. We(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mounting pile of mail at the main post office in Toronto is three times as bad as Christmas-any Christmas; a post office spokesman said last night. We have 27 tractor-trailer vans loaded with mail; he said. There is a big build-up of thousands of bags; containing millions of pieces of mail. Backing was blamed on a work slowdown. Here; Victor Toth moves parcels in the sorting area.
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