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Bobby Allison has won a lot of races over the years, but he's never been able to quite get there when they were waving the checkered flag at the North(...)
Bobby Allison has won a lot of races over the years, but he's never been able to quite get there when they were waving the checkered flag at the North(...)

Bobby Allison has won a lot of races over the years, but he's never been able to quite get there when they were waving the checkered flag at the North(...)

Date7/27/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bobby Allison has won a lot of races over the years, but he's never been able to quite get there when they were waving the checkered flag at the Northern 200. Allison will try again Aug. 7 at Cayuga. His best finish in the race is a third place.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0029091F
William Davis, Ontario's education minister, has been groomed to become premier of the province since he was 13 years old. One opposition critic says he's the Conservatives' most able politican
William Davis, Ontario's education minister, has been groomed to become premier of the province since he was 13 years old. One opposition critic says he's the Conservatives' most able politican
12/22/1970
Auctioneer Fred Smith has been waving auctioneers' canes like these for 62 years and figures he's the longest-licensed auctioneer in Canada. The 86-ye(...)
Auctioneer Fred Smith has been waving auctioneers' canes like these for 62 years and figures he's the longest-licensed auctioneer in Canada. The 86-ye(...)
9/21/1977
Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
5/25/1989
Fifteen minutes after the start of the regional sedan race, Anne Turner receives the checkered flag for a 16th place finish. Turner, who was a very re(...)
Fifteen minutes after the start of the regional sedan race, Anne Turner receives the checkered flag for a 16th place finish. Turner, who was a very re(...)
6/29/1991
The checkered flag comes down as veteran Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi wins the second Molson Indy race yesterday at Exhibition Place
The checkered flag comes down as veteran Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi wins the second Molson Indy race yesterday at Exhibition Place
7/19/1987
Allison Higson, Canada's 13-year-old swimming sensation, wasn't quite up to her normal standards last night in the sixth annual North York Aquatic Clu(...)
Allison Higson, Canada's 13-year-old swimming sensation, wasn't quite up to her normal standards last night in the sixth annual North York Aquatic Clu(...)
12/6/1986
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
12/10/1987
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
11/27/1991
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Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
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Troubled family: Doug Connell, left, who suffered severe brain damage four years ago when a transport truck slammed into his car, can't understand why his parents, Mary and Ron, don't think he's able to handle his former job.
4/3/1984
Ford G. Brand began working at 13 and has never quit since. He's been a member of the Toronto Transit Commission since 1960. He was a controller for s(...)
Ford G. Brand began working at 13 and has never quit since. He's been a member of the Toronto Transit Commission since 1960. He was a controller for s(...)
11/4/1967