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Sammy Baird is police chief of Campbellford and a Big Man there since he stood off an angry mob and caused the Riot Act to be read to avoid violence at the jailhouse. But he's also abused by many people-like the ones who covered the town's population sign he's holding with obscenities.
Sammy Baird is police chief of Campbellford and a Big Man there since he stood off an angry mob and caused the Riot Act to be read to avoid violence at the jailhouse. But he's also abused by many people-like the ones who covered the town's population sign he's holding with obscenities.

Sammy Baird is police chief of Campbellford and a Big Man there since he stood off an angry mob and caused the Riot Act to be read to avoid violence at the jailhouse. But he's also abused by many people-like the ones who covered the town's population sign he's holding with obscenities.

Date4/20/1968
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Telephoned obscenities: Bell spokespeople say obscene phone calls have dropped dramatically in every city with call display service because the callers know the service can pinpoint them immediately
Telephoned obscenities: Bell spokespeople say obscene phone calls have dropped dramatically in every city with call display service because the callers know the service can pinpoint them immediately
10/11/1991
He's furious: Scarborough businessman Bob Tutton is angry about an amendment to the federal Excise Tax Act which he says increases the cost of his goods to consumers, creates more bureaucracy and jacks up Canada's inflation rate
He's furious: Scarborough businessman Bob Tutton is angry about an amendment to the federal Excise Tax Act which he says increases the cost of his goods to consumers, creates more bureaucracy and jacks up Canada's inflation rate
8/7/1981
Michael Walker. By making a public apology he avoids an inquiry into allegations he threatened violence
Michael Walker. By making a public apology he avoids an inquiry into allegations he threatened violence
9/23/1991
Say, isn't that... yup, it's buster Bison and, as usual, he's surrounded by a mob of kids looking for autographs or handouts. Pilot Field seats 20,500 but could easily expand to 40,000
Say, isn't that... yup, it's buster Bison and, as usual, he's surrounded by a mob of kids looking for autographs or handouts. Pilot Field seats 20,500 but could easily expand to 40,000
6/28/1990
Say, isn't that... yup, it's buster Bison and, as usual, he's surrounded by a mob of kids looking for autographs or handouts. Pilot Field seats 20,500 but could easily expand to 40,000
Say, isn't that... yup, it's buster Bison and, as usual, he's surrounded by a mob of kids looking for autographs or handouts. Pilot Field seats 20,500 but could easily expand to 40,000
6/28/1990
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
1/6/1970
V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
V. C. Dale, a streetville resident, stands in one of the town's residential sections. The propsed two-tier regionals system in Peel county does not take account of the population growth for the next 25 years in a way which will accomodate the various life style required by the inhabitants, he says in an accompanying letter, below.
4/27/1973
He's angry: Dave (Tiger) Williams admits he should be suspended but claims his target, Islander goalie Billy Smith, 'should get life' for his role in the same incident last Tuesday
He's angry: Dave (Tiger) Williams admits he should be suspended but claims his target, Islander goalie Billy Smith, 'should get life' for his role in the same incident last Tuesday
11/6/1979
Bob Segarini is angry. He's a long-time rock musician and he says this city could be the Music Capital of '78 -- but radio and recording bosses are stuck in the '60s
Bob Segarini is angry. He's a long-time rock musician and he says this city could be the Music Capital of '78 -- but radio and recording bosses are stuck in the '60s
8/2/1978
He's mad: World driving champion Niki Lauda is angry at Ferrari, for which he won title, for firing chief mechanic who worked on Lauda's car.
He's mad: World driving champion Niki Lauda is angry at Ferrari, for which he won title, for firing chief mechanic who worked on Lauda's car.
10/4/1977
Hundreds of bells hang in Hillis Rowland's home on Highway 10 north of Snelgrove, and the three small ones he's examining are his latest acquisition. (...)
Hundreds of bells hang in Hillis Rowland's home on Highway 10 north of Snelgrove, and the three small ones he's examining are his latest acquisition. (...)
9/14/1976
Doggone it! No one's claimed this lost dog (he's wearing a Kentucky rabies tag) so Marcia Darling, Humane Society worker in Toronto, says adoption inq(...)
Doggone it! No one's claimed this lost dog (he's wearing a Kentucky rabies tag) so Marcia Darling, Humane Society worker in Toronto, says adoption inq(...)
8/2/1979