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He saved her: Stan Misa, 41, holds 8-year-old Beverley Pypher, whom he rescued from a burning apartment yesterday
He saved her: Stan Misa, 41, holds 8-year-old Beverley Pypher, whom he rescued from a burning apartment yesterday

He saved her: Stan Misa, 41, holds 8-year-old Beverley Pypher, whom he rescued from a burning apartment yesterday

Date10/24/1981
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130984F
Burned while pulling a 9-year-old girl to safety from a burning car and trying to rescue another child, Gordon Gillespie of North York sits up in Scarborough General Hospital. He and his son, Terry, 21, saved Fiorella D'Alfonso but her sister Maria, 11, b
Burned while pulling a 9-year-old girl to safety from a burning car and trying to rescue another child, Gordon Gillespie of North York sits up in Scarborough General Hospital. He and his son, Terry, 21, saved Fiorella D'Alfonso but her sister Maria, 11, b
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Pages of work: Graham Newton, 43, holds up the complcated computer instructions he's developed for running his 4 1/2-year-old electronic bulletin board from a tiny office at home
Pages of work: Graham Newton, 43, holds up the complcated computer instructions he's developed for running his 4 1/2-year-old electronic bulletin board from a tiny office at home
5/24/1985
Well-Travelled, 80-year-old Joseph Caulder of Yonge St. holds map showing his travels around the world as a Rotarian. He's pointing to Buenos Aires, one of the many cities in which he spoke to Rotariars. He thinks 1924 convention here greatest.
Well-Travelled, 80-year-old Joseph Caulder of Yonge St. holds map showing his travels around the world as a Rotarian. He's pointing to Buenos Aires, one of the many cities in which he spoke to Rotariars. He thinks 1924 convention here greatest.
6/5/1964
The hero: Errol Farquharson relaxes with children Jennifer, left, and Daniel in their kitchen. But Farquharson wasn't so relaxed when he rescued a 74-year-old man from a savage beating.
The hero: Errol Farquharson relaxes with children Jennifer, left, and Daniel in their kitchen. But Farquharson wasn't so relaxed when he rescued a 74-year-old man from a savage beating.
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Young scientist: Twenty-year-old Wayne Conrad of Whiby holds air cleaner ionizer he designed and manufactures at his own plant.
Young scientist: Twenty-year-old Wayne Conrad of Whiby holds air cleaner ionizer he designed and manufactures at his own plant.
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Tender moment: Jacques Perrin of Stratford, father of 5-year-old Denis, who was found dead in a ditch one week ago today, holds the budgie he gave his son just days before the abduction
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Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
10/20/1989
Louis Odette: His $62,000 donation saved Brum, the 8-year-old Siberian tiger.
Louis Odette: His $62,000 donation saved Brum, the 8-year-old Siberian tiger.
11/15/1984
Good Fight: Russ Duhaime, left, holds the plaque that he and Rev. Edward Moll received from B'Nai Brith Canada yesterday in recognition of their campaign against bigotry.
Good Fight: Russ Duhaime, left, holds the plaque that he and Rev. Edward Moll received from B'Nai Brith Canada yesterday in recognition of their campaign against bigotry.
11/19/1989
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
Rotary award: Charles Snider, 67, of North York, holds up the Paul Harris Fellow medal he recived from the Rotary Club of Woodbridge for his 13 years of work in Third World countries
2/25/1987
Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago
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Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
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