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Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.
Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Date9/22/1972
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0063927F
The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
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Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
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Making tracks: Track-laying machine is one of the technological developments that have enabled Canadian railways to cut costs and streamline their operations
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Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
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brian Noppe: Doing laundry and cooking after 11 p.m. cuts electricity costs.
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Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
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Big savings: Martin Foster, general foreman in Algoma's maintenance department, says machine maintenance costs have been cut by 40 per cent
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Travel how to cut costs in Europe
Travel how to cut costs in Europe
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Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
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