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Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left
Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left

Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left

Date8/21/1978
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  • Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left
  • Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left
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Original Toronto Star caption: Comedian Bob Hope at the Canadian National Exhibition: Fortunate to have him in Toronto: reader says in letter at left
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      Clown meets clown: Comedian Bob Hope: who officially opened the Canadian National Exhibition today: is greeted by CNE clown Fifi
      Clown meets clown: Comedian Bob Hope: who officially opened the Canadian National Exhibition today: is greeted by CNE clown Fifi
      Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
      8/19/1976
      Judge Joe Addison, blaming society for death of 16-year-old girl in Don Jail, is entirely right, reader says in letter, at left. We have created a soc(...)
      Judge Joe Addison, blaming society for death of 16-year-old girl in Don Jail, is entirely right, reader says in letter, at left. We have created a soc(...)
      Addison, Joseph
      n.d.
      Hope fluffs putt: Comedian Bob Hope: a better-than-average golfer: found greens at Toronto club a bit demanding yesterday: but nonetheless finished with 52 for 11 holes that he played
      Hope fluffs putt: Comedian Bob Hope: a better-than-average golfer: found greens at Toronto club a bit demanding yesterday: but nonetheless finished with 52 for 11 holes that he played
      Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
      8/21/1969
      Alderman Ben Nobleman, above, should be commended for his battle on behalf of Canadian talent, reader says in letter at left. He also urges CNE policy of hiring American performers be eliminated
      Alderman Ben Nobleman, above, should be commended for his battle on behalf of Canadian talent, reader says in letter at left. He also urges CNE policy of hiring American performers be eliminated
      Nobleman, Ben
      7/5/1971
      John Sewell, who described the Grey Cup festivities as a national drunk, should stay home from the festivities, reader says in letter, below
      John Sewell, who described the Grey Cup festivities as a national drunk, should stay home from the festivities, reader says in letter, below
      Griffin, Doug
      9/6/1973
      Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
      Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
      Calleja, Frank
      6/18/1975
      Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, and his clowns and conjurors should be told, says reader at left, that there are still Canadians who will not stand idly by and have their country cut up
      Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, and his clowns and conjurors should be told, says reader at left, that there are still Canadians who will not stand idly by and have their country cut up
      Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
      4/17/1975
      People who have to stand on GO trains should only pay half fare, Port Credit reader Harold Ross recommends in accompanying letter. This is the practice, he says, at hockey or football games
      People who have to stand on GO trains should only pay half fare, Port Credit reader Harold Ross recommends in accompanying letter. This is the practice, he says, at hockey or football games
      Teskey, Frank
      11/19/1970
      Increase premiums for hospitalization of driver injured while not wearing seat belt, reader suggests in accompanying letter. Every passenger should have right to use his belt or not, says another
      Increase premiums for hospitalization of driver injured while not wearing seat belt, reader suggests in accompanying letter. Every passenger should have right to use his belt or not, says another
      Lennon, Frank
      7/11/1973
      Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
      Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      6/22/1976
      Annual controversy: Since few natural predators remain in sufficient numbers to act as a check on seal populations, reader says in letter below, a halt of the seal hunt would have disastrous effects
      Annual controversy: Since few natural predators remain in sufficient numbers to act as a check on seal populations, reader says in letter below, a halt of the seal hunt would have disastrous effects
      Cooper, David
      12/27/1980
      Baseball does not have to rely on sex or violence to attract an audience, reader says in letter, right
      Baseball does not have to rely on sex or violence to attract an audience, reader says in letter, right
      Bezant, Graham
      4/22/1977