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Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.
Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.

Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.

Date10/27/1970
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  • Invisible wall of opposition greeted bearded Mike Bazilli when he imported 50 Russian diesel tractors to Oakville last spring. He says farmers couldn't get bank loans to buy them, publications refused his ads and other machinery companies cancelled their distribution agreements with him.
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Digging In: John Radford says he and his partner, Rod Bain, hope their dealers next year will sell 100 to 200 tractors imported from a Spanish company once partly owned by Massey-Ferguson
Digging In: John Radford says he and his partner, Rod Bain, hope their dealers next year will sell 100 to 200 tractors imported from a Spanish company once partly owned by Massey-Ferguson
Beaty, Keith
11/29/1984
Renting tea cups, tractors all in a day's work for Peter Manahan
Renting tea cups, tractors all in a day's work for Peter Manahan
Lennon, Frank
10/2/1978
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
Mahler, John
8/25/1982
Hart MacDougall: Executive says loans were based on 1989's profit.
Hart MacDougall: Executive says loans were based on 1989's profit.
Beaty, Keith
4/4/1991
Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
6/12/1972
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Darrell, Dick
12/9/1977
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
A grade six education didn't stop Harry Graham from rising to the top in Cummins Diesel, North America's leading manufacturer of diesel engines - or from prospering in his own firm, IDMD, which makes sales-promotion kits
Griffin, Doug
10/1/1985
Safety measure: Hospital identification band could include an invisible electro sensitive tape to keep track of those patients whose movement must be controlled, suggests reader J
Safety measure: Hospital identification band could include an invisible electro sensitive tape to keep track of those patients whose movement must be controlled, suggests reader J
Beaty, Keith
7/20/1981
Principal Kemp Rickett, with teacher Susan Cardinal-Knox at the First Nations School of Toronto, calls natives the city's 'invisible visible minority
Principal Kemp Rickett, with teacher Susan Cardinal-Knox at the First Nations School of Toronto, calls natives the city's 'invisible visible minority
Faught, Ken
4/7/1990
Satisfying job: Allen Rae, 62, holds a prototype of an LGB German Diesel train, a train that still runs in Europe.
Satisfying job: Allen Rae, 62, holds a prototype of an LGB German Diesel train, a train that still runs in Europe.
Lennon, Frank
4/17/1987
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Brown checks controls and instruments. Vessel is powered by 3 diesel engines, Just as incredible as the amount of work put into the boat is the co-operation of Brown's neighbors.
Spremo, Boris
11/14/1977
Frozen out: David Myers, his wife Carolyn, and his mother Gladys, seated, inspect condo purchase documents cancelled after the Harbourfront development freeze
Frozen out: David Myers, his wife Carolyn, and his mother Gladys, seated, inspect condo purchase documents cancelled after the Harbourfront development freeze
Loek, Dick
3/31/1989