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Life saver salesman: Fred Kasravi came to Canada 17 years ago, after exhausting his considerable wealth, to save his wife's life
Life saver salesman: Fred Kasravi came to Canada 17 years ago, after exhausting his considerable wealth, to save his wife's life

Life saver salesman: Fred Kasravi came to Canada 17 years ago, after exhausting his considerable wealth, to save his wife's life

Date11/19/1982
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128859F
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Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
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Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
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Starts a new life: Bob Busby, along with his wife Helen and dog Champ, starts a new life this week following his retirement after 37 years at Goodyear.
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Frank Kiss: It tooka court battle for the 80-year-old widower to win a share of his wife's $240,000 estate.
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Novelty salesman Sam Ruben and his wife have everything handy for making the New Year's celebration a colorful and noisy one
Novelty salesman Sam Ruben and his wife have everything handy for making the New Year's celebration a colorful and noisy one
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London's Lord Mayor at City Hall, Clad in traditional robes of his office, Sir Robert Bellinger, Lord Mayor of London, shakes hands with Joseph Jenkins, of the Canadian corps of Commissionaires, who came to Canada from London 61 years ago.
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One to go: Firestone Canada president Bert Kraemer had a list of 17 things to do to resuscitate his company when he took over its top post nearly two years ago
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Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
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