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Biggs coffee ad draws fire from Australian tribunal
In Melbourne a Sydney agency filmed a Cafe de Rio ad starring Ronald Biggs, the Great Train Robber, for 10 200 dollars. The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal banned the commercial, deeming Biggs a criminal, while promoter William Garland lamented the ruling and pledged to seek usage within rules. Biggs, 53, fled to Rio de Janeiro in 1970 after the 1963 train robbery and prison escape.
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