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Thrift expert: Bill Steadman's a self-confessed cheapskate who refuses to pay anymore than I have to.
Thrift expert: Bill Steadman's a self-confessed cheapskate who refuses to pay anymore than I have to.

Thrift expert: Bill Steadman's a self-confessed cheapskate who refuses to pay anymore than I have to.

Date4/28/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134323F
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David M. Stone of Pickering and Harry Stone of television's Night Court have a couple of things in common. Both are judges and self-confessed hams. On June 1, David Stone became a judge. For Stone - previously a criminal lawyer and crown attorney - the appointment to the provincial court (criminal division) in Oshawa is a dream come true. [Incomplete]
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