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A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime
A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime

A Toronto man spent Christmas Day frustrated that he was unable to get help for his family, whose lives appear threatened by Albania's Communist regime

Date12/25/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0132269F
It's final: Sheriff's officer Ross Moore attaches the official notice to the door of a home whose owners were unable to keep to the mortgage payments
It's final: Sheriff's officer Ross Moore attaches the official notice to the door of a home whose owners were unable to keep to the mortgage payments
1/3/1980
The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
11/10/1970
Ordinary people can best help defuse tensions between Communist countries and the free world, Nicholas Korponay believes
Ordinary people can best help defuse tensions between Communist countries and the free world, Nicholas Korponay believes
7/5/1985
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
Tortured. By Peter Rickwood Toronto Star. A 33-year-old Canadian Sikh say he got on help from the Canadian High Commission when police in India detained and tortured him as he was about to fly home. Dalbar Sidhu, a Kitchener auto worker, told a Toronto news conference yesterday he was held at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for two days. He claims he was denied foor and seep, was threatened with revolver and had his fingernails pulled and hair tugged out of his beard and scalp. His wife Satwant, who was travelling with him, contacted the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi after his arrest said. [Incomplete]
1/29/1986
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
6/11/1980
Four months after the fire which took the lives of his wife and six children, David Lumsden, 27, walked out of Toronto Western Hospital today
Four months after the fire which took the lives of his wife and six children, David Lumsden, 27, walked out of Toronto Western Hospital today
7/5/1968
Two Lives: Andrew MacDonald, 31, a stockbroker expecting to earn about $70,000 this year, spends his spare time helping Inmates at the Don jail.
Two Lives: Andrew MacDonald, 31, a stockbroker expecting to earn about $70,000 this year, spends his spare time helping Inmates at the Don jail.
12/23/1990
His home: Richard Morin, 53, lives in the cab of his pickup truck because he has no place to go
His home: Richard Morin, 53, lives in the cab of his pickup truck because he has no place to go
12/27/1984
Street wise: Austin Miller, 43, was a marketing manager for 18 years before his two-year stint on the streets. He now lives in crack house.
Street wise: Austin Miller, 43, was a marketing manager for 18 years before his two-year stint on the streets. He now lives in crack house.
3/25/1999
Having the time of their lives: Morris and Bleema Mincovitch don't think any man and wife should suffer silently through the trauma of impotence when there are so many treatments available
Having the time of their lives: Morris and Bleema Mincovitch don't think any man and wife should suffer silently through the trauma of impotence when there are so many treatments available
6/19/1989
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
10/24/1979