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Lawyer Roger Oatley's advice: If you have weapons, you'd better make sure they're locked up, not loaded . . .
Lawyer Roger Oatley's advice: If you have weapons, you'd better make sure they're locked up, not loaded . . .

Lawyer Roger Oatley's advice: If you have weapons, you'd better make sure they're locked up, not loaded . . .

Date12/6/1979
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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
Aftermath of raid: Brian Iler, left, lawyer for the Cruise Missile Conversion Project, a group opposed to nuclear weapons, looks through a filling cabinet with project member Andrew Van Velzen, after the police had spent 3 1/2 hours searching the group's Bathurst St
Aftermath of raid: Brian Iler, left, lawyer for the Cruise Missile Conversion Project, a group opposed to nuclear weapons, looks through a filling cabinet with project member Andrew Van Velzen, after the police had spent 3 1/2 hours searching the group's Bathurst St
12/14/1982
Beyond warranties: David Latner, a specialist in computer law, says consumers have four legal weapons to secure satisfaction from high-tech firms if products don't work
Beyond warranties: David Latner, a specialist in computer law, says consumers have four legal weapons to secure satisfaction from high-tech firms if products don't work
1/17/1985
Makeshift weapon: Taufique Mohammed holds broken board, one of several weapons used to damage his store and terroize staff and customers.
Makeshift weapon: Taufique Mohammed holds broken board, one of several weapons used to damage his store and terroize staff and customers.
11/18/1991
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
10/2/1985
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
8/25/1970
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
1/7/1986
Vladimir Sakharov: Soviet leaders sincerely want to start scaling down weapons.
Vladimir Sakharov: Soviet leaders sincerely want to start scaling down weapons.
3/7/1985
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
His weapon's the Dash-8: Air Atonabee president Joe Csumrik of Peterborough is staking $30 million on the 2-engined, 36-passenger de Havilland Dash 8, to gain the lion's share of the Toronto Ottawa-Montreal business passenger trade. John Gilmore of Montreal is betting $35 million on the Dash 7. It'll be no contest, says Csumrik, above, in the cockpit of his firm's plane.
7/21/1983
John Saul, author of horror tales, says, 'If I'm preparing a scary scene I often check the windows and doors to make sure they're locked.'
John Saul, author of horror tales, says, 'If I'm preparing a scary scene I often check the windows and doors to make sure they're locked.'
10/12/1990
Rucky receptacle: That's what Roger and Kathi Elliot of Unionville have nicknamed the garbage containers they're franchising as environment savers and advertising vehicles.
Rucky receptacle: That's what Roger and Kathi Elliot of Unionville have nicknamed the garbage containers they're franchising as environment savers and advertising vehicles.
9/25/1989
Sure, It's Harder for a convict to work than to stay in jail, but in long run it's better, says Jim Sharp himself an ex-con and now director of Standford House, where five such men live
Sure, It's Harder for a convict to work than to stay in jail, but in long run it's better, says Jim Sharp himself an ex-con and now director of Standford House, where five such men live
7/5/1978