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Homeless Anthony Mansi, 52, and his son Stephan, 12 have been sleeping in a car because the house where they had been living has no heat, no water, no electricity
Homeless Anthony Mansi, 52, and his son Stephan, 12 have been sleeping in a car because the house where they had been living has no heat, no water, no electricity

Homeless Anthony Mansi, 52, and his son Stephan, 12 have been sleeping in a car because the house where they had been living has no heat, no water, no electricity

Date9/13/1968
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130436F
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His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
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Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971
Architect Irving Grossman has known artist most of his life and because of these contracts most of the works in his personal collection are pieces that have been created by very close friends
Architect Irving Grossman has known artist most of his life and because of these contracts most of the works in his personal collection are pieces that have been created by very close friends
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Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
7/17/1973
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
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Stil homeless: Ulysses Curtis has been trying for 30 years to find a home in the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame in Hamilton. 'Crazy Legs', a former Argo, drank champagne from two Grey Cups. He's now a guidance counsellor at Downsview Secondary School.
1/10/1984
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3/20/1975
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
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3/28/1980
Too political: George Omran has been told by transportation ministry officials to return his vanity licence plates because of complaints from the public that the message NTFADA - Intifadah - is political
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