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Conklin Shows will offer a 17-year-old Sikh a job as a ticket taker after turning him down because he would not shave his beard off
Conklin Shows will offer a 17-year-old Sikh a job as a ticket taker after turning him down because he would not shave his beard off

Conklin Shows will offer a 17-year-old Sikh a job as a ticket taker after turning him down because he would not shave his beard off

Date8/16/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133857F
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
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
12/22/1977
Thumbs down: Pat Darrah of Agincourt shows his displeasure with the insurance premium he must pay because the car he was driving (left) rear-ended another auto. His annual fee jumped from $756 to $3,107 because of the accident.
Thumbs down: Pat Darrah of Agincourt shows his displeasure with the insurance premium he must pay because the car he was driving (left) rear-ended another auto. His annual fee jumped from $756 to $3,107 because of the accident.
4/6/1987
Toronto CBC-Radio broadcaster Peter Gzowski promised to shave off his beard when the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup
Toronto CBC-Radio broadcaster Peter Gzowski promised to shave off his beard when the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup
5/21/1984
Real estate broker Bruce Conklin says it is common knowlege that his field is overcrowded. He feels solution outlined in his letter - salesmen becoming unionized - would serve the public interest.
Real estate broker Bruce Conklin says it is common knowlege that his field is overcrowded. He feels solution outlined in his letter - salesmen becoming unionized - would serve the public interest.
9/29/1971
Smile stifled: David Middleton shows one of the signs he used to display at his ticket booth in the Sheppard station before the TTC told him to take them down
Smile stifled: David Middleton shows one of the signs he used to display at his ticket booth in the Sheppard station before the TTC told him to take them down
4/5/1989
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
4/17/1979
Mr. Nice guy: Parking a truck for a drunk patron at his father's cafe landed Loreto Scarola, 17, in trouble with the police because he didn't have his driver's licence with him.
Mr. Nice guy: Parking a truck for a drunk patron at his father's cafe landed Loreto Scarola, 17, in trouble with the police because he didn't have his driver's licence with him.
8/3/1989
King st. atrium: David Stewart, vice-president of Campeau Corp., shows off huge model of the King St. entrance to the Scotia Plaza tower. he says we are trying to look ahead to the end of this century with our building design. It will offer completely computer-controlled lighting, heating, air conditioning and power.
King st. atrium: David Stewart, vice-president of Campeau Corp., shows off huge model of the King St. entrance to the Scotia Plaza tower. he says we are trying to look ahead to the end of this century with our building design. It will offer completely computer-controlled lighting, heating, air conditioning and power.
6/24/1986
Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
4/14/1981
Off the wall: Mark Tanenbaum shows a sample from his shop-at-home poster service. This Brian Davis print would cost $94 framed.
Off the wall: Mark Tanenbaum shows a sample from his shop-at-home poster service. This Brian Davis print would cost $94 framed.
3/2/1983
Using his nose to operate radio microphone garage mechanic John Radmacher shows how he called for help after two men tied him hand and foot during robbery at taxi garage on George St
Using his nose to operate radio microphone garage mechanic John Radmacher shows how he called for help after two men tied him hand and foot during robbery at taxi garage on George St
6/17/1971