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Harold Perry: Multimillionaire says, with all sincerity, his family is his biggest asset.
Harold Perry: Multimillionaire says, with all sincerity, his family is his biggest asset.

Harold Perry: Multimillionaire says, with all sincerity, his family is his biggest asset.

Date7/23/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132053F
Raymond Cheng: Queue-jumper says he was surprised by how quick and easy it was to immigrate. He says he had to scramble to sell his assets in Hong Kong.
Raymond Cheng: Queue-jumper says he was surprised by how quick and easy it was to immigrate. He says he had to scramble to sell his assets in Hong Kong.
8/2/1989
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
5/30/1978
Just Molly and me are all that are left after cars have killed two previous horses that hauled his tattered mail buggy during the last 23 years, says rural route postman Harold Miller, 74
Just Molly and me are all that are left after cars have killed two previous horses that hauled his tattered mail buggy during the last 23 years, says rural route postman Harold Miller, 74
9/15/1971
No.1?: Samuel Bresler, owner of Budget Car Rentals, says its a tough business. But his company is now considered Canada's biggest agency by some transport officials and carmakers.
No.1?: Samuel Bresler, owner of Budget Car Rentals, says its a tough business. But his company is now considered Canada's biggest agency by some transport officials and carmakers.
6/15/1983
Peter LiPreti: Says his biggest surprise has been seeing the bitter leftright division on city council.
Peter LiPreti: Says his biggest surprise has been seeing the bitter leftright division on city council.
7/24/1984
Biggest grocer: Tony Rebelo, right, says his father, Norberto is living proof that there's no better country in the world than Canada if you have ambition
Biggest grocer: Tony Rebelo, right, says his father, Norberto is living proof that there's no better country in the world than Canada if you have ambition
5/14/1986
Family ties: Greenwin Construction principal Harold Green stands in front of his company's headquarters, the Yonge-Eglinton Centre, flanked by sons Kevin, left, Eric and Cary who are all in the construction trade
Family ties: Greenwin Construction principal Harold Green stands in front of his company's headquarters, the Yonge-Eglinton Centre, flanked by sons Kevin, left, Eric and Cary who are all in the construction trade
9/2/1997
We're all owners here, says Ronald Field, here outside the family's co-operative apartment building on Main St. with his wife Mary and daughter, Florence. When superintendent stopped cleaning, the Fields did it.
We're all owners here, says Ronald Field, here outside the family's co-operative apartment building on Main St. with his wife Mary and daughter, Florence. When superintendent stopped cleaning, the Fields did it.
9/28/1977
Horror relived: Nathan Peipciger, holding a photo of family members, all of whom died in Nazi concentration camps except his father (bafck row, centre), says reliving Nazi horrors was necessary to bring Emst Zundel to justice
Horror relived: Nathan Peipciger, holding a photo of family members, all of whom died in Nazi concentration camps except his father (bafck row, centre), says reliving Nazi horrors was necessary to bring Emst Zundel to justice
2/27/1985
'I'm not by nature a ham' says Harold Grieve Jr. (that's him with cut-out likeness) but his two partners don't get to advertise Stuart's Furniture.
'I'm not by nature a ham' says Harold Grieve Jr. (that's him with cut-out likeness) but his two partners don't get to advertise Stuart's Furniture.
1/1/1982
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
Work is one of my hobbies, says chartered accountant Harold Crosby, photographed against the Toronto skyline on his way from Halifax to Edmonton to become president of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Chamber's commitment to national unity is a firm as its opposition to controls.
9/6/1977