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Getting a lift out of his election by acclamation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is Robert Nixon, 38-year-old farmer from Brant. Announcement (...)
Getting a lift out of his election by acclamation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is Robert Nixon, 38-year-old farmer from Brant. Announcement (...)

Getting a lift out of his election by acclamation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is Robert Nixon, 38-year-old farmer from Brant. Announcement (...)

Date1/7/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting a lift out of his election by acclamation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is Robert Nixon; 38-year-old farmer from Brant. Announcement of his win came unceremoniously at 7 p.m. yesterday when mominations closed with no other candidates. He succeeds ailing Andrew Thompson who resigned Nov. 16.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004996F
Re-elected Ontario Liberal Leader, Robert Nixon and his wife are surrounded by happy supporters last night at the convention, in the Royal York. Nixon(...)
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Robert Nixon mingled with delegates and candidates last night after a farewell reception held in his honor as retiring Liberal leader at the Ontario L(...)
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Party will use voting machines like this when delegates choose new leader from slate of nine contenders
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T. C. Douglas, federal leader of the New Democratic Party, waves a victory sign to the Ontario NDP convention today after calling for nationalization (...)
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