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Hundreds of taxis surround Queen's Park as their drivers demand more protection and protest the release on $2,000 bail of one of three men charged wit(...)
Hundreds of taxis surround Queen's Park as their drivers demand more protection and protest the release on $2,000 bail of one of three men charged wit(...)

Hundreds of taxis surround Queen's Park as their drivers demand more protection and protest the release on $2,000 bail of one of three men charged wit(...)

Date6/16/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hundreds of taxis surround Queen's Park as their drivers demand more protection and protest the release on $2;000 bail of one of three men charged with murdering taxi driver Gordon Stoddart on March 16. The drivers seemed unappeased by the fact that the s
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011749F
      Metro taxi cabs jam entrance to Queen's Park as drivers protest the freeing on bail of a 16-year-old girl accused of killing a cab driver
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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      McConnell, Colin
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      Mahler, John
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      Lennon, Frank
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