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The facts are clear that blacks contribute their fari share of thefts in Toronto, says A
The facts are clear that blacks contribute their fari share of thefts in Toronto, says A

The facts are clear that blacks contribute their fari share of thefts in Toronto, says A

Date9/18/1972
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After a hard day's night around the campfires--complete with fights and thefts--mosport opened bright and clear today for an estimated 52,000 racing f(...)
After a hard day's night around the campfires--complete with fights and thefts--mosport opened bright and clear today for an estimated 52,000 racing f(...)
6/5/1965
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
Facts of life: Life insurance companies consider age, sex and physical handicaps when setting rates, and industry needs relief from human rights laws which were written without regard to such facts of life, says industry's top spokemen Edward Crawford.
5/26/1980
Better understanding is needed between the police and the blacks, says Melbourne Thompson of the Jamaican-Canadian Association
Better understanding is needed between the police and the blacks, says Melbourne Thompson of the Jamaican-Canadian Association
8/5/1969
Mel Cox, director of the credit bureau, says it doesn't set credit ratings or advise members on the advisability of giving credit. Its role is to collect facts and pass them on to clients. Almost a million credit histories are on the firm's files.
Mel Cox, director of the credit bureau, says it doesn't set credit ratings or advise members on the advisability of giving credit. Its role is to collect facts and pass them on to clients. Almost a million credit histories are on the firm's files.
8/12/1971
Plane facts: De havilland's Dashj 8, being put together at Downsview, is a better aerodynamic product because of a bullet-proof material being used for strategic exterior surfaces, says program manager G
Plane facts: De havilland's Dashj 8, being put together at Downsview, is a better aerodynamic product because of a bullet-proof material being used for strategic exterior surfaces, says program manager G
2/16/1983
Worrisome trend: Auto thefts, as depicted in this staged photo, have soared and Peel police say the trend is likely to continue
Worrisome trend: Auto thefts, as depicted in this staged photo, have soared and Peel police say the trend is likely to continue
1/21/1993
Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires
Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires
6/20/1942
Warning issued: Dari Mead points as he warns yesterday that Metro blacks will become more militant unless the atmosphere between police and blacks improves
Warning issued: Dari Mead points as he warns yesterday that Metro blacks will become more militant unless the atmosphere between police and blacks improves
1/11/1989
Rickey Henderson: Oakland outfielder's 41 thefts are tops in American League
Rickey Henderson: Oakland outfielder's 41 thefts are tops in American League
1/14/1989
A call for understanding: Jamaican Rupert James, above, urges whites to tray to understand the pressing social problems facing blacks and, at the same time, calls on black leaders to remain calm and give sound leadership
A call for understanding: Jamaican Rupert James, above, urges whites to tray to understand the pressing social problems facing blacks and, at the same time, calls on black leaders to remain calm and give sound leadership
9/17/1979
Up in arms: Owen Leach, a spokesman from the Jane-Finch area, takes the stage at last night's meeting of angry black residents at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre to add his complaints about police treatment of blacks in the area
Up in arms: Owen Leach, a spokesman from the Jane-Finch area, takes the stage at last night's meeting of angry black residents at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre to add his complaints about police treatment of blacks in the area
10/29/1986