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Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)

Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)

Date1/31/1975
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  • Too many licenses; Truckers say; Their boxes up; dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations they say have put too many truckers in the business and thus cut wages.
  • Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Too many licenses; Truckers say; Their boxes up; dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations they say have put too many truckers in the business and thus cut wages.
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011740F
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