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Pops Ransford, Beaten but undefeated
Pops Ransford, Beaten but undefeated

Pops Ransford, Beaten but undefeated

Date4/5/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132549F
Too Frightened to live alone after he was robbed in his apartment last Friday, 79-year-old Frederick Ransford has been taken in by friend, Violet Lush, 30, and her two children
Too Frightened to live alone after he was robbed in his apartment last Friday, 79-year-old Frederick Ransford has been taken in by friend, Violet Lush, 30, and her two children
2/20/1977
Robbery Victim Frederick Ransford, 79, is lifted aboard ambulance today after being tied up and gagged in apartment in a senior citizen' building on Yonge St
Robbery Victim Frederick Ransford, 79, is lifted aboard ambulance today after being tied up and gagged in apartment in a senior citizen' building on Yonge St
2/18/1977
Mitsou pops up. Quebec pop siren Mitsou, banned on MuchMusic for her racy video Dis-mol, dis-mol (Tell me, tell me), found a more receptive audience a(...)
Mitsou pops up. Quebec pop siren Mitsou, banned on MuchMusic for her racy video Dis-mol, dis-mol (Tell me, tell me), found a more receptive audience a(...)
5/13/1991
Off the beaten track: Larry Furiong, left, who's been in the plumbing business 39 years, and Fred Ollie have developed and are marketing a trackless shower door for the do-it-yourself market.
Off the beaten track: Larry Furiong, left, who's been in the plumbing business 39 years, and Fred Ollie have developed and are marketing a trackless shower door for the do-it-yourself market.
1/17/1992
Chico Pacey. Witness saw him beaten
Chico Pacey. Witness saw him beaten
10/23/1968
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
11/16/1981
By Kevin Donovan, Toronto Star, A legally blind man was brutally beaten as other passengers stood and watched after he stopped the assault of a female subway traveller.
By Kevin Donovan, Toronto Star, A legally blind man was brutally beaten as other passengers stood and watched after he stopped the assault of a female subway traveller.
11/26/1987
Man fined for letting dogs bark as he was beaten
Man fined for letting dogs bark as he was beaten
5/10/1984
A Lie detector test supports the claim by Delroy Tomlinson, right, that he was beaten and kicked by police in an unprovoked attack last July
A Lie detector test supports the claim by Delroy Tomlinson, right, that he was beaten and kicked by police in an unprovoked attack last July
10/14/1974
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
6/4/1987
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
Michael Stoewner: University student claims he was beaten by an off-duty Metro policeman.
Michael Stoewner: University student claims he was beaten by an off-duty Metro policeman.
5/27/1987