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Michael King is a 35-year-old ex-salesman who smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day, until Jan
Michael King is a 35-year-old ex-salesman who smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day, until Jan

Michael King is a 35-year-old ex-salesman who smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day, until Jan

Date2/27/1969
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128977F
Shooing the habit, Linda Ferguson grimaces as she pulps packs of cigarettes
Shooing the habit, Linda Ferguson grimaces as she pulps packs of cigarettes
3/5/1985
Musical chairs, Ward 16 councillor Malcolm Martini, unseated after a recount in favor of Michael Walker, cheerfully packs his possessions with help from aide Sandra Monteath
Musical chairs, Ward 16 councillor Malcolm Martini, unseated after a recount in favor of Michael Walker, cheerfully packs his possessions with help from aide Sandra Monteath
3/15/1989
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
4/6/1978
Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
6/9/1983
He'll have you hooked: Gord Deval, holder of 58 bait and flycasting titles, is so deft with the rod that he can flick cigarettes from the nervously quivering mouths of volunteers 80 feet away.
He'll have you hooked: Gord Deval, holder of 58 bait and flycasting titles, is so deft with the rod that he can flick cigarettes from the nervously quivering mouths of volunteers 80 feet away.
7/17/1981
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
6/6/1969
Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
1/20/1981
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
9/28/1984
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
6/29/1978
Average family: Alan Marshall, left, holds daughter Katie, 3 1/2, as he and wife Betty, and son, 13-month-old Daniel watch details on Finance Michael Wilson's tax reforms on TV
Average family: Alan Marshall, left, holds daughter Katie, 3 1/2, as he and wife Betty, and son, 13-month-old Daniel watch details on Finance Michael Wilson's tax reforms on TV
6/18/1987
The Maple Leafs' No. 1 draft pick, 18-year-old Luke Richardson packs a solid 212 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame
The Maple Leafs' No. 1 draft pick, 18-year-old Luke Richardson packs a solid 212 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame
6/18/1987
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
12/22/1977