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I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]
I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]

I just met a man who doesn't have a single complaint. Sik Kan Chung is 91. It took him 15 minutes to walk across the park to Woodgreen Community Centre from his place to meet me. Ten years ago it took him only 10 minutes. Another 10 years, maybe it will take half an hour, he said, laughing so hard his glasses slid down his nose. [Incomplete]

Date5/26/1984
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125937F
For 60 years Frank Correnti has been hand-rolling cuba's finest tobacco into cigars, He can turn out a stogie every 2 1/2 minutes, but his is a dying art
For 60 years Frank Correnti has been hand-rolling cuba's finest tobacco into cigars, He can turn out a stogie every 2 1/2 minutes, but his is a dying art
6/17/1966
At 30, Rob Kelly was worth $20 million. In 10 minutes he lost his home, horses, club, hotel and oil company
At 30, Rob Kelly was worth $20 million. In 10 minutes he lost his home, horses, club, hotel and oil company
12/9/1981
Proclaiming message: Rev. Robert Gray, 90, took his trumpet with him during the years he travelled across North America preaching his evangelical mess(...)
Proclaiming message: Rev. Robert Gray, 90, took his trumpet with him during the years he travelled across North America preaching his evangelical mess(...)
4/5/1985
Camp Oasis Frog catching Detail with Jesse Burgie, 10 (Glasses) Looking over his Shoulder
Camp Oasis Frog catching Detail with Jesse Burgie, 10 (Glasses) Looking over his Shoulder
9/3/1998
His father beside him, Viet Nam war resister Bruce Beyer, 29, crosses the Peace Bridge to Buffalo yesterday, 10 years to the day after he stood on the(...)
His father beside him, Viet Nam war resister Bruce Beyer, 29, crosses the Peace Bridge to Buffalo yesterday, 10 years to the day after he stood on the(...)
10/20/1977
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
8/31/1984
Roger Caron, who draws on 24 years as a convict for his novels, shares his life with Janet Morris, who met him at a book signing session. 'I couldn't believe how kind and gentle he was,' she says
Roger Caron, who draws on 24 years as a convict for his novels, shares his life with Janet Morris, who met him at a book signing session. 'I couldn't believe how kind and gentle he was,' she says
11/24/1988
Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
12/28/1974
It was the longest two minutes of Randy Audas' life. Locked in a 45-gallon drum of water, the 18-year-old amateur escape artist from Mississauga was unable to free himself during a school talent show and almost lost his life. [Incomplete]
It was the longest two minutes of Randy Audas' life. Locked in a 45-gallon drum of water, the 18-year-old amateur escape artist from Mississauga was unable to free himself during a school talent show and almost lost his life. [Incomplete]
3/12/1990
Poet Irving Layton met his new wife Anna Pottier five years ago at a poetry reading when a friend sent one of her poems up to him
Poet Irving Layton met his new wife Anna Pottier five years ago at a poetry reading when a friend sent one of her poems up to him
11/13/1986
Revolution: Dr. Harold Johns demonstrates the high-energy radiation unit he developed. It took 60 minutes to treat patients with 200,000-volt machines(...)
Revolution: Dr. Harold Johns demonstrates the high-energy radiation unit he developed. It took 60 minutes to treat patients with 200,000-volt machines(...)
6/27/1980
Moments of history: Stephen Speisman, director of the Ontario region Jewish archives, and assistant Brooky Robins look at minutes of a meeting that took place about 1899
Moments of history: Stephen Speisman, director of the Ontario region Jewish archives, and assistant Brooky Robins look at minutes of a meeting that took place about 1899
3/5/1984