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Jack Jacobs after second rescue. Adrift in lake for four days, then trapped in elevator.
Jack Jacobs after second rescue. Adrift in lake for four days, then trapped in elevator.

Jack Jacobs after second rescue. Adrift in lake for four days, then trapped in elevator.

Date7/15/1969
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0128751F
Scaled-down style: Above, striped cotton Jacob Jr. logo tank, $19.99, and navy cotton canvas shorts $ 24.99, both from Jacob's new line for girls in sizes 7.14. Right, Jacob president Joey Basmaji of Montreal.
Scaled-down style: Above, striped cotton Jacob Jr. logo tank, $19.99, and navy cotton canvas shorts $ 24.99, both from Jacob's new line for girls in sizes 7.14. Right, Jacob president Joey Basmaji of Montreal.
5/28/1987
New program: Merle Jacobs, left, program co-ordinator for Branson Hospital's three-month-old program for eating disorders, discusses clinic with Dr. Fred Kroft, the hospital's head of psychiatry department.
New program: Merle Jacobs, left, program co-ordinator for Branson Hospital's three-month-old program for eating disorders, discusses clinic with Dr. Fred Kroft, the hospital's head of psychiatry department.
10/28/1985
Most suicides can be prevented, says Michael Jacobs, head of the Crisis Intervention Unit of the Toronto East General Hospital, which has treated 3,000 would-be suicides
Most suicides can be prevented, says Michael Jacobs, head of the Crisis Intervention Unit of the Toronto East General Hospital, which has treated 3,000 would-be suicides
4/30/1974
Still singing, song-writer Ned Jacobs, 19, is led from St
Still singing, song-writer Ned Jacobs, 19, is led from St
1/1/1970
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
7/27/1989
Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.
Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.
12/10/1992
Keeping in shape: Al Dicks, 77, works out two hours a day, four days a week at The Fitness Institute.
Keeping in shape: Al Dicks, 77, works out two hours a day, four days a week at The Fitness Institute.
3/29/1988
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
5/19/1983
A Canadian pharmaceutical company has released a non-prescription ointment it says can heal herpes sores in three to four days - but experts are sceptical
A Canadian pharmaceutical company has released a non-prescription ointment it says can heal herpes sores in three to four days - but experts are sceptical
9/21/1983
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
2/12/1969
William Roman: Scarborough salesman wants marine rescue facility open 24 hours a day.
William Roman: Scarborough salesman wants marine rescue facility open 24 hours a day.
6/4/1986
Richard Lindsay: Day of the rescue was 49th birthday.
Richard Lindsay: Day of the rescue was 49th birthday.
6/4/1983