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Toronto fan: Tourist bureau's Bill Holtzman says our friendliness makes us easy to promote
Toronto fan: Tourist bureau's Bill Holtzman says our friendliness makes us easy to promote

Toronto fan: Tourist bureau's Bill Holtzman says our friendliness makes us easy to promote

Date7/11/1979
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0128511F
      Dairy Bureau's Murray Dodd: Behind $5.5 million of ad campaign.
      Dairy Bureau's Murray Dodd: Behind $5.5 million of ad campaign.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/5/1979
      Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
      Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/23/1971
      Split personality: Intense rehearsal for two roles in a Theatre Plus double-bill sometimes makes him forget the real world, says actor John Dolan
      Split personality: Intense rehearsal for two roles in a Theatre Plus double-bill sometimes makes him forget the real world, says actor John Dolan
      Dolan, John
      8/25/1987
      Off screen: Movie and TV actor John Wildman makes a rare Toronto appearance in The Sum Of Us
      Off screen: Movie and TV actor John Wildman makes a rare Toronto appearance in The Sum Of Us
      Goode, Jeff
      11/13/1991
      Are there Martians in our midst?, Martian Antennae, Metro's newest rage with the teen set, are guaranteed to promote smiles, says The Star's John Munch, above
      Are there Martians in our midst?, Martian Antennae, Metro's newest rage with the teen set, are guaranteed to promote smiles, says The Star's John Munch, above
      Cooper, David
      7/30/1982
      Scarborough's changed, complains Joe Rittenhouse, who moans the lack of friendliness demonstrated by the new people who have moved into his area
      Scarborough's changed, complains Joe Rittenhouse, who moans the lack of friendliness demonstrated by the new people who have moved into his area
      Dunlop, Al
      5/4/1981
      Rubadubdub. The meeting will splash to order: Mollie Rothman (right), Norma Barkin (centre) and Sue Holtzman took to the tub yesterday to discuss last(...)
      Rubadubdub. The meeting will splash to order: Mollie Rothman (right), Norma Barkin (centre) and Sue Holtzman took to the tub yesterday to discuss last(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      11/5/1980
      Stephen Palmer, the new general manager of Convention and Tourist Bureau of Metropolitan Toronto, is a former sales manager who sells his town with words like package and the product
      Stephen Palmer, the new general manager of Convention and Tourist Bureau of Metropolitan Toronto, is a former sales manager who sells his town with words like package and the product
      Geo, Mario
      10/28/1971
      Charles Lumsden: Sociobiology has brought us to an historical juncture in our understanding and interpretation of human behavior, says the University of Toronto scientist
      Charles Lumsden: Sociobiology has brought us to an historical juncture in our understanding and interpretation of human behavior, says the University of Toronto scientist
      Goode, Jeff
      6/11/1982
      Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious
      Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious
      Cooper, David
      10/12/1984
      Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them
      Elisabeth Harvor: Her ability to blend the small comic and tragic events of her characters' lives makes us care about them
      Faught, Ken
      3/5/1988
      Curse or blessing? The tiny silicon chip makes even a fly look big, but it's leading the microelectronic revolution, which could remove the need for physical work and put most of us out of a job
      Curse or blessing? The tiny silicon chip makes even a fly look big, but it's leading the microelectronic revolution, which could remove the need for physical work and put most of us out of a job
      Goode, Jeff
      12/21/1979