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Sexploitation: Referring to fad of wet T-shirt contests, student pastor Dale Ross says: It is time for concerned people to speak out.
Sexploitation: Referring to fad of wet T-shirt contests, student pastor Dale Ross says: It is time for concerned people to speak out.

Sexploitation: Referring to fad of wet T-shirt contests, student pastor Dale Ross says: It is time for concerned people to speak out.

Date2/3/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Sex scene: Everybody has a good time, says a contestant in one of Metro's wet T-shirt contests
Sex scene: Everybody has a good time, says a contestant in one of Metro's wet T-shirt contests
1/4/1983
Bob Prashnik has won best of show 17 times in decoy carving contests.
Bob Prashnik has won best of show 17 times in decoy carving contests.
3/9/1984
Victoria and Wyn Briton, The Star Weekly knitting contest's famed refugee dolls from Britain, are now ready to face the coldest of Canadian weather. T(...)
Victoria and Wyn Briton, The Star Weekly knitting contest's famed refugee dolls from Britain, are now ready to face the coldest of Canadian weather. T(...)
11/22/1941
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
Wanna buy a shirt?, Michael Purski, a 19-year-old Etobicoke student who started selling shirts out of his school locker and sold $250,000 in designer clothing last year, wants to doante $40,000 to his high school
Wanna buy a shirt?, Michael Purski, a 19-year-old Etobicoke student who started selling shirts out of his school locker and sold $250,000 in designer clothing last year, wants to doante $40,000 to his high school
11/27/1985
New leadership needed: Marvyn Novick, senior planner for the Social Planning Council, says Metro needs new church and political leaders to speak out for the real social priorities
New leadership needed: Marvyn Novick, senior planner for the Social Planning Council, says Metro needs new church and political leaders to speak out for the real social priorities
9/8/1980
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
Tom Morrison, spokesman for the Metro Toronto Funeral Directors' Association, says members are concerned about inroads being made by U
Tom Morrison, spokesman for the Metro Toronto Funeral Directors' Association, says members are concerned about inroads being made by U
10/29/1970
A Naturalist on Cherry Beach: Gerald McKeating, executive director of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, says his organization has attracted many members lately because the public is concerned about misuse of natural resources and destruction of the environment
A Naturalist on Cherry Beach: Gerald McKeating, executive director of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, says his organization has attracted many members lately because the public is concerned about misuse of natural resources and destruction of the environment
8/27/1970
John Kileeg, principal of Castle Frank High School, is concerned about the gloom that has descended on his students this week, following an incident in which a teacher was struck by a pupil
John Kileeg, principal of Castle Frank High School, is concerned about the gloom that has descended on his students this week, following an incident in which a teacher was struck by a pupil
2/7/1975
Old-man-out: Critic Robert Hughes, in town to speak at this weekend's Toronto International Art Fair, interprets art for the masses via Time magazine and educational television
Old-man-out: Critic Robert Hughes, in town to speak at this weekend's Toronto International Art Fair, interprets art for the masses via Time magazine and educational television
6/4/1981
Concerned citizen: John Mihalic is the volunteer vice-president of Crime Concern, a non-profit crime prevention organization working to help people reduce crimes in their community
Concerned citizen: John Mihalic is the volunteer vice-president of Crime Concern, a non-profit crime prevention organization working to help people reduce crimes in their community
1/24/1992