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Car of controversy
Car of controversy

Car of controversy

Date6/6/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Car of controversy: In exchange for a $15,000 grant that will help get Carter's Camaro to Le Mans, Ontario gets prominent meniton on both front fenders. The car's builder, Brad Fracis, checked it over one last time yesterday.
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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_0036810F
Storm centre: Undetrred by the controversy swirling around himself and his BMW car, Toronto hydro commissioner William Peden drove the $15,000 vehicle downtown to commission offices today
Storm centre: Undetrred by the controversy swirling around himself and his BMW car, Toronto hydro commissioner William Peden drove the $15,000 vehicle downtown to commission offices today
2/7/1980
Controversy: Irving Layton's memoirs have appeared too late to counter biography by Elspeth Cameron, right, which reviewer Adachi says is sensation-making
Controversy: Irving Layton's memoirs have appeared too late to counter biography by Elspeth Cameron, right, which reviewer Adachi says is sensation-making
12/6/1981
He's not courting controversy. The British press calls him boring. Stefan Edberg prefers to think of himself as low key. He's in spotlight as the Play(...)
He's not courting controversy. The British press calls him boring. Stefan Edberg prefers to think of himself as low key. He's in spotlight as the Play(...)
8/7/1988
Emotional support: Environment Minister Ruth Grier hugs House Leader Shelley Martel when controversy forced Martel to submit her resignation
Emotional support: Environment Minister Ruth Grier hugs House Leader Shelley Martel when controversy forced Martel to submit her resignation
6/13/1991
Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg: His new book examining Christians' stance towards Judaism is bound to trigger controversy
Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg: His new book examining Christians' stance towards Judaism is bound to trigger controversy
9/18/1986
Fur flies: Gary the Groundhog's appearance at the Kortright Conservation Centre Friday has sparked controversy over using such animals on Groundhog Day
Fur flies: Gary the Groundhog's appearance at the Kortright Conservation Centre Friday has sparked controversy over using such animals on Groundhog Day
1/30/1990
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
12/27/1980
Michael Bell: Became embroiled in controversy about the role of the collection's founder.
Michael Bell: Became embroiled in controversy about the role of the collection's founder.
6/26/1985
Controversy renewed
Controversy renewed
11/5/1979
Rejected picture starts art controversy - The rejected picture of Homerville Hague, which caused him to seek a court summons in London against the pre(...)
Rejected picture starts art controversy - The rejected picture of Homerville Hague, which caused him to seek a court summons in London against the pre(...)
5/8/1935
New controversy: Michael Sifton, owner of the Buttonville Airport, says his family is no longer willing to fund operating losses while owners of neighboring land make millions developing offices
New controversy: Michael Sifton, owner of the Buttonville Airport, says his family is no longer willing to fund operating losses while owners of neighboring land make millions developing offices
10/17/1988
Huron-sussex area adjacent to the University of Toronto's main campus is the centre of a bitter controversy over whether U of T expansion will destroy(...)
Huron-sussex area adjacent to the University of Toronto's main campus is the centre of a bitter controversy over whether U of T expansion will destroy(...)
10/11/1974