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Guard of the year at Fort York is John Ayre, 18, University of Toronto history student
Guard of the year at Fort York is John Ayre, 18, University of Toronto history student

Guard of the year at Fort York is John Ayre, 18, University of Toronto history student

Date8/13/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Guard of the year at Fort York is John Ayre; 18; University of Toronto history student. He was chosen by his fellow guards.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112618F
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      Taking action: John Ayre and other tenants in three low-rise buildings west of High Park are buying the apartments and converting them into co-operatives to get the places fixed up
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      Darrell, Dick
      5/21/1980
      Lew Ayres. Hospital on the red clay slopes of Pancake Hill they call him Lew - or sometimes, Kildare. He's not the same jaunty Lew Ayres who once port(...)
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      Azinger, Paul
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      James, Norman
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Fort York Guard member Bruce Ferrand studies a marchpast of French imperial guards
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      Beaty, Keith
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      A student of gun control. In the eight-week militia training course for students at Fort York Armory 16-year-old Farida Jones carries a rifle with her(...)
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      Loek, Dick
      7/10/1975
      Under a bower of brooms. Premier John Robarts (left centre) and York University President Dr. Murray Ross have a broom-holding guard of honor at the o(...)
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      James, Norman
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      He's pushing a button for yes, York University history student Daniel Robinson has spent $322 on 250 buttons with the message: Don't let anger at Prim(...)
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      Bock, Tony
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      Michael Bernstein, 13, (left) a student volunteer from North York's Highland Junior High School, helps 18-year-old Debbie plant seeds in biology class
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