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Victor Schwartzman, volunteer with Unemployment Help Centre, helps people handle claims.
Victor Schwartzman, volunteer with Unemployment Help Centre, helps people handle claims.

Victor Schwartzman, volunteer with Unemployment Help Centre, helps people handle claims.

Date9/1/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133449F
Claims innocence: Eddie Morgan, fired from his $40,000-a-year CN job, is now on unemployment insurance of $290 a week
Claims innocence: Eddie Morgan, fired from his $40,000-a-year CN job, is now on unemployment insurance of $290 a week
4/13/1988
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
Manning The Phone at his Christian Distress Clinic, Bruce Doney offers spiritual comfrot and practical help to anyone who calls in distress. He started the clinic 3 1/2 years ago and now he and a staff of 11 volunteers handle an average of 18-19 calls a day.
6/29/1978
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
11/30/1983
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
Wondrous claims disputed: David Graham, inventor of the Graham Potentializer, claims his rotating bed improves creativity in healthy people and is useful for treating brain-damaged children
Wondrous claims disputed: David Graham, inventor of the Graham Potentializer, claims his rotating bed improves creativity in healthy people and is useful for treating brain-damaged children
2/12/1980
Santa's late with granny's $1 million, Her whole family helps out as Frances Lauro, 69, claims her $1 million cheque after winning the Jan. 3 Super Lo(...)
Santa's late with granny's $1 million, Her whole family helps out as Frances Lauro, 69, claims her $1 million cheque after winning the Jan. 3 Super Lo(...)
1/5/1988
Making his point: Bryan Dyck, a consumer advocate who's written an easy guide to the new metric system, dresses with flash to entertain people while he helps them make changeover.
Making his point: Bryan Dyck, a consumer advocate who's written an easy guide to the new metric system, dresses with flash to entertain people while he helps them make changeover.
3/16/1982
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
5/20/1977
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
Complete overhaul of Roman Catholicism is proposed by Prof. Leslie Dewart in a new book, Religion, Language and Truth. Dewart, 47, teaches philosophy at St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto and has already made a name with an earlier book, The Future of Belief, published in 1966, which claims that there is no fixed truth. Dewart now argues that people's religious beliefs are determined by their language.
Complete overhaul of Roman Catholicism is proposed by Prof. Leslie Dewart in a new book, Religion, Language and Truth. Dewart, 47, teaches philosophy at St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto and has already made a name with an earlier book, The Future of Belief, published in 1966, which claims that there is no fixed truth. Dewart now argues that people's religious beliefs are determined by their language.
12/1/1970
Happy Home: Peter and Hilda Putman are visited by Karen Pipes (centre) of Halton Helping Hands. They say the agency helps them cope with their home.
Happy Home: Peter and Hilda Putman are visited by Karen Pipes (centre) of Halton Helping Hands. They say the agency helps them cope with their home.
5/10/1993
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
4/15/1988