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Often tarred with the same brush as much-criticized pyramid selling organizations, distrubutors for a firm called Amway of Canada do not reap pyramid-(...)
Often tarred with the same brush as much-criticized pyramid selling organizations, distrubutors for a firm called Amway of Canada do not reap pyramid-(...)

Often tarred with the same brush as much-criticized pyramid selling organizations, distrubutors for a firm called Amway of Canada do not reap pyramid-(...)

Date9/20/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Often tarred with the same brush as much-criticized pyramid selling organizations; distrubutors for a firm called Amway of Canada do not reap pyramid-style cash bounties by bringing in other people in invest. Here Barry and Laura Powell (at right); distributors in Clarkson; deliver merchandise to William and Anne Coupland. Federal law designed to curb pyramid selling may instead apply to the frequently misunderstood Amway program.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012487F
Three who lost money when pyramid selling Koscot Interplanetary of Canada Ltd
Three who lost money when pyramid selling Koscot Interplanetary of Canada Ltd
1/16/1973
Flamboyant days of pyramid selling may be over as new regulations-and tougher police action-begin to curb abuses of chain-like investment programs. At(...)
Flamboyant days of pyramid selling may be over as new regulations-and tougher police action-begin to curb abuses of chain-like investment programs. At(...)
11/15/1972
Revival-tent atmosphere characterizes gatherings at which pyramid promoters try to persuade people to invest large amounts of money. An Ontario commit(...)
Revival-tent atmosphere characterizes gatherings at which pyramid promoters try to persuade people to invest large amounts of money. An Ontario commit(...)
12/9/1971
Visitor to the psychic fair re-energizes herself with the aid of pyramid power
Visitor to the psychic fair re-energizes herself with the aid of pyramid power
2/24/1978
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
6/13/1985
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
8/25/1970
On Tenerife, another of the Canary Islands, much of the land is so steep the locals have to build pyramids of terraces to produce enough level ground for crops and fruit or, in this case, gardens
On Tenerife, another of the Canary Islands, much of the land is so steep the locals have to build pyramids of terraces to produce enough level ground for crops and fruit or, in this case, gardens
1/25/1974
Very real force, 45-year-old Howard Nelson calls pyramid power, and he has a pyramid suspended over broken leg at Wellesley Ho Stuffed under blankets are 15 smaller pyramids, and they all make him rest easy
Very real force, 45-year-old Howard Nelson calls pyramid power, and he has a pyramid suspended over broken leg at Wellesley Ho Stuffed under blankets are 15 smaller pyramids, and they all make him rest easy
4/25/1976
Filling need: Ted Shafron, left, president of KTS Systems Group, and Gary Tile, vice-president, are finding success in selling specialized computer systems by concentrating on three disparate groups - advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and private schools
Filling need: Ted Shafron, left, president of KTS Systems Group, and Gary Tile, vice-president, are finding success in selling specialized computer systems by concentrating on three disparate groups - advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and private schools
1/8/1988
If Pyramid power works, Maple Leafs' coach Red Kelly and his team may perform another Miracle at Gardens tonight in a do-or-die game with Philadelphia
If Pyramid power works, Maple Leafs' coach Red Kelly and his team may perform another Miracle at Gardens tonight in a do-or-die game with Philadelphia
4/22/1976
Pyramid power. The Tangier Troupe, part of the Ford Family Circus appearing daily at the Ontario Place Forum until Sept. 3, had crowds cheering yesterday with this dazzling acrobatic pyramid
Pyramid power. The Tangier Troupe, part of the Ford Family Circus appearing daily at the Ontario Place Forum until Sept. 3, had crowds cheering yesterday with this dazzling acrobatic pyramid
8/15/1984
Pyramid close to famous hotel, The bulk of the great Pyramid of Gizeh looms up close to the Mena House Hotel, located seven miles outside Cairo, Egypt. This is a view from the front of the hotel
Pyramid close to famous hotel, The bulk of the great Pyramid of Gizeh looms up close to the Mena House Hotel, located seven miles outside Cairo, Egypt. This is a view from the front of the hotel
12/1/1943