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Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.
Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.

Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.

Date4/3/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Purse - snatchers have been doing a booming trade at the Exhibition
Purse - snatchers have been doing a booming trade at the Exhibition
8/20/1968
On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
11/3/1989
Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
10/16/1980
Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
2/23/1980
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
12/30/1985
Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
5/22/1974
Down-under optimist: Australia has good relations with Canada and no language barrier, making it a prime market for Canadian high-tech firms, says James de Wet, president of Cantralia Technology Inc. He's hoping a government review will open doors for Can
Down-under optimist: Australia has good relations with Canada and no language barrier, making it a prime market for Canadian high-tech firms, says James de Wet, president of Cantralia Technology Inc. He's hoping a government review will open doors for Can
7/19/1982
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985
It can be gruesome, all right, says Dr. John Hillsdon Smith, who does autopsies at the morgue when foul play is suspected in a death.
It can be gruesome, all right, says Dr. John Hillsdon Smith, who does autopsies at the morgue when foul play is suspected in a death.
2/11/1974
Optometrist New Paige, with some help from Debbie Powers, demonstrates one step in a procedure he uses to correct short0-sightedness by changing the shape of the cornea of the eye
Optometrist New Paige, with some help from Debbie Powers, demonstrates one step in a procedure he uses to correct short0-sightedness by changing the shape of the cornea of the eye
8/3/1978
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
3/4/1991
A very good deed
A very good deed
5/2/1983