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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

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

Date4/6/1978
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131536F
37-year-old Alec Nicol. Heavy, desolate feeling in room
37-year-old Alec Nicol. Heavy, desolate feeling in room
4/7/1978
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
6/24/1986
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
2/27/1969
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
Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was(...)
Lee Matthews of Port Burwell leaves the building where hijackers dumped him after stealing his truck loaded with 317 cases of cigarettes. Matthews was(...)
1/18/1978
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
Anytime is a busy time for 35-year-old John Meyers, who lost his right leg in an automobile accident as a teenager
1/5/1971
McGill University graduate Eve Norton, who traded pants and cigarettes for a sari and beads seven years ago and became Bibhavati dasi of the Hare Kris(...)
McGill University graduate Eve Norton, who traded pants and cigarettes for a sari and beads seven years ago and became Bibhavati dasi of the Hare Kris(...)
4/2/1975
Phil Latulippe: Quebec city man gave up beer and cigarettes 22 years ago.
Phil Latulippe: Quebec city man gave up beer and cigarettes 22 years ago.
7/2/1989