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Despite near-death from drowning, 2-year-old Matthew Martin has no fear of water, says swimming teacher Jack Buckler as he shows child how to develop (...)
Despite near-death from drowning, 2-year-old Matthew Martin has no fear of water, says swimming teacher Jack Buckler as he shows child how to develop (...)

Despite near-death from drowning, 2-year-old Matthew Martin has no fear of water, says swimming teacher Jack Buckler as he shows child how to develop (...)

Date6/7/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Despite near-death from drowning, 2-year-old Matthew Martin has no fear of water, says swimming teacher Jack Buckler as he shows child how to develop arm stroke. The Milton boy was pulled unconscious from family pond last November after being trapped in mother's submerged car for 20 minutes. We have a hard time keeping him out of the water . . .
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Swimming Instructor. Jack Buckler advocates drown-proofing children at an early age. This way parents can build their backyard pool when they want, in(...)
Swimming Instructor. Jack Buckler advocates drown-proofing children at an early age. This way parents can build their backyard pool when they want, in(...)
7/27/1972
Our son Matthew ought to be raised in a city like this, says Andrew Biemiller, formerly of Washington, D.C., a psychologist at the University of Toronto Institute of Child Studies. He didn't choose Canada because of the draft - his wife Frances was from Toronto - but he says the war has left the U.S. with unsolved problems.
Our son Matthew ought to be raised in a city like this, says Andrew Biemiller, formerly of Washington, D.C., a psychologist at the University of Toronto Institute of Child Studies. He didn't choose Canada because of the draft - his wife Frances was from Toronto - but he says the war has left the U.S. with unsolved problems.
1/25/1973
Piano teacher Maurice Roche, handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays, shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]
Piano teacher Maurice Roche, handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays, shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]
6/26/1972
Despite the chicken sign behind him, Jay Cochrane, the Canadian Prince of the air, shows no fear as he walks a high wire in winds that gusted to 50 mi(...)
Despite the chicken sign behind him, Jay Cochrane, the Canadian Prince of the air, shows no fear as he walks a high wire in winds that gusted to 50 mi(...)
6/24/1974
Buckler advises that children get swimming instruction 'as soon as they can sit up
Buckler advises that children get swimming instruction 'as soon as they can sit up
7/6/1971
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
7/6/1989
Outdoor courtroom Constable Bruce Ellenor shows gistrate Charles Opper how he says his gun went off while was chasing a 15-year-old boy last Easter mo(...)
Outdoor courtroom Constable Bruce Ellenor shows gistrate Charles Opper how he says his gun went off while was chasing a 15-year-old boy last Easter mo(...)
6/5/1968
Close call: Michael Martin, 32, of Graydon Hall Drive shows how the balcony of his 25th floor penthouse has rusted away at the bottom
Close call: Michael Martin, 32, of Graydon Hall Drive shows how the balcony of his 25th floor penthouse has rusted away at the bottom
8/1/1990
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Teacher Gayle Haley shows 9-year-old Chris Butler how to operate electric typewriter as one method of communication for deaf or partially deaf childre(...)
Teacher Gayle Haley shows 9-year-old Chris Butler how to operate electric typewriter as one method of communication for deaf or partially deaf childre(...)
7/21/1978
A child and the works of man. Elizabeth Walker shows the wonder of a 2-year-old as she peers into the darkness of a giant engine intake of visiting Mc(...)
A child and the works of man. Elizabeth Walker shows the wonder of a 2-year-old as she peers into the darkness of a giant engine intake of visiting Mc(...)
9/24/1972