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Campaigning with a computer. Controller Ken Morrish, up for re-election in Scarborough, has installed a free computer service at his campaign headquar(...)
Campaigning with a computer. Controller Ken Morrish, up for re-election in Scarborough, has installed a free computer service at his campaign headquar(...)

Campaigning with a computer. Controller Ken Morrish, up for re-election in Scarborough, has installed a free computer service at his campaign headquar(...)

Date11/20/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Campaigning with a computer. Controller Ken Morrish, up for re-election in Scarborough, has installed a free computer service at his campaign headquarters. Morrish stands by his wife as Bob Watson struggles with a list of figures and Paul LaBrash handles computer.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0069538F
Ken Morrish, Scarborough controller who passed up chances at seats in the Ontario Legislature and in Parliament, awaits opportunity to seek mayoralty. [Incomplete]
Ken Morrish, Scarborough controller who passed up chances at seats in the Ontario Legislature and in Parliament, awaits opportunity to seek mayoralty. [Incomplete]
11/17/1972
Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey leans on air hammer and Ontario Premier William Davis, right, watches as Scarborough controller Ken Morrish and Toronto al(...)
Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey leans on air hammer and Ontario Premier William Davis, right, watches as Scarborough controller Ken Morrish and Toronto al(...)
11/19/1974
Daddy's helpers in the campaign for re-election of Controller William Archer are his wife and daughter, Janet, 4, at work in the Archer home.(...)
Daddy's helpers in the campaign for re-election of Controller William Archer are his wife and daughter, Janet, 4, at work in the Archer home.(...)
12/7/1964
Running from the hospital. Controller Herbert Orliffe, in St. Michael's Hospital when he was nominated for re-election, has his declaration papers wit(...)
Running from the hospital. Controller Herbert Orliffe, in St. Michael's Hospital when he was nominated for re-election, has his declaration papers wit(...)
11/21/1966
Free-lance business writer John Kettle has a computer terminal in his Toronto house, connecting him to world network of data banks
Free-lance business writer John Kettle has a computer terminal in his Toronto house, connecting him to world network of data banks
2/8/1979
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
7/13/1988
Computer on wheels, Taking Business to the customer is theory behind mobile computer, installed in a van
Computer on wheels, Taking Business to the customer is theory behind mobile computer, installed in a van
2/11/1972
Former controller Ken Morrish's daughter Debbie, 19, is a trophy-winner in quarter-horse circles [Incomplete]
Former controller Ken Morrish's daughter Debbie, 19, is a trophy-winner in quarter-horse circles [Incomplete]
4/2/1979
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
4/24/1969
Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.
Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.
8/20/1980
Campaigning in Ragtime. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp kicked off his election campaign yesterday at a meet-the-people rally in North Toront(...)
Campaigning in Ragtime. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp kicked off his election campaign yesterday at a meet-the-people rally in North Toront(...)
9/26/1972
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
3/4/1982