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Harold Ballard (left) and Stafford Smythe have been charged under the Income Tax Act with offences involving $278,920 for Smythe and $134,685 for Ball(...)
Harold Ballard (left) and Stafford Smythe have been charged under the Income Tax Act with offences involving $278,920 for Smythe and $134,685 for Ball(...)

Harold Ballard (left) and Stafford Smythe have been charged under the Income Tax Act with offences involving $278,920 for Smythe and $134,685 for Ball(...)

Date7/9/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Harold Ballard (left) and Stafford Smythe have been charged under the Income Tax Act with offences involving $278,920 for Smythe and $134,685 for Ballard, Smythe and Ballard were fired recently as president and vice-president of Maple Leaf Gardens. The two are expected to appear tomorrow at RCMP headquarters in Toronto to accept the summonses which list five charges for each of the men.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0030579F
Gardens director Harold Ballard was also charged yesterday with evading income taxes of $134,685, most of which it is alleged he spent on constructing(...)
Gardens director Harold Ballard was also charged yesterday with evading income taxes of $134,685, most of which it is alleged he spent on constructing(...)
7/10/1969
Maple Leaf Gardens stock purchase finallised-A happy pair are Stafford Smythe and Harol Ballard as they sign papers to finallise the purchase of Maple(...)
Maple Leaf Gardens stock purchase finallised-A happy pair are Stafford Smythe and Harol Ballard as they sign papers to finallise the purchase of Maple(...)
9/1/1971
Ballard trial set. Bill Ballard, charged with assaulting his father Harold's girlfriend Yolanda Sept. 8, leaves court yesterday after learning his trial begins Feb. 16
Ballard trial set. Bill Ballard, charged with assaulting his father Harold's girlfriend Yolanda Sept. 8, leaves court yesterday after learning his trial begins Feb. 16
10/15/1988
Bill Ballard, left, and Michael Cohl have been in the concert promotion business for 20 years
Bill Ballard, left, and Michael Cohl have been in the concert promotion business for 20 years
6/1/1993
Comes out swinging: An angry Harold Ballard arrives at court yesterday for his son Bill's trial on a charge of assaulting Yolanda Ballard, left
Comes out swinging: An angry Harold Ballard arrives at court yesterday for his son Bill's trial on a charge of assaulting Yolanda Ballard, left
6/27/1989
Darryl Sittler, left, AI Eagleson, and Harold Ballard, right, fired first shots of the great Ronald McDonald battle Wednesday
Darryl Sittler, left, AI Eagleson, and Harold Ballard, right, fired first shots of the great Ronald McDonald battle Wednesday
12/19/1979
Welcome to the executive suite of Maple Leaf Gardens is extended by Harold Ballard (left) to former Leaf captain George Armstrong. One of Armstrong's (...)
Welcome to the executive suite of Maple Leaf Gardens is extended by Harold Ballard (left) to former Leaf captain George Armstrong. One of Armstrong's (...)
10/20/1971
Ready to gamble at least $750,000 on Canadian television and radio rights to Canada-Russia hockey series are Harold Ballard (left) and Alan Eagleson. (...)
Ready to gamble at least $750,000 on Canadian television and radio rights to Canada-Russia hockey series are Harold Ballard (left) and Alan Eagleson. (...)
6/26/1972
Yolanda Ballard, right, who was banned from Harold Ballard's funeral yesterday, pays her respects later in the day at an Etobicoke cemetery. Ballard's(...)
Yolanda Ballard, right, who was banned from Harold Ballard's funeral yesterday, pays her respects later in the day at an Etobicoke cemetery. Ballard's(...)
4/17/1990
Bill Ballard: I love it here in the Gardens, I'm happier here than when I'm on a date or I'm at the beach, or anywhere, says the son of Harold Ballard, 85 per cent owner of the Gardens
Bill Ballard: I love it here in the Gardens, I'm happier here than when I'm on a date or I'm at the beach, or anywhere, says the son of Harold Ballard, 85 per cent owner of the Gardens
4/5/1973
William Ballard, son of Harold Ballard, clutches pole and weeps after his father was sentenced today
William Ballard, son of Harold Ballard, clutches pole and weeps after his father was sentenced today
10/20/1972
Found guilty: Harold Ballard's son Bill, 42, leaves old city hall court yesterday after being fined $500 for assaulting his father's live-in companion Yolanda Ballard, 56
Found guilty: Harold Ballard's son Bill, 42, leaves old city hall court yesterday after being fined $500 for assaulting his father's live-in companion Yolanda Ballard, 56
9/27/1989