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Christopher Rand, U.S. Official, Heating oil prices one of biggest rip-offs
Christopher Rand, U.S. Official, Heating oil prices one of biggest rip-offs

Christopher Rand, U.S. Official, Heating oil prices one of biggest rip-offs

Date1/8/1974
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Paper flood: One in 10 of those coupons being checked by Gordon Finaly of Nielsen Clearing House has been fraudulently cashed. But problem in Canada doesn't compare with epidemic in U.S., where coupon crooks rip off $200 million a year.
Paper flood: One in 10 of those coupons being checked by Gordon Finaly of Nielsen Clearing House has been fraudulently cashed. But problem in Canada doesn't compare with epidemic in U.S., where coupon crooks rip off $200 million a year.
8/13/1980
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
10/30/1991
Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, who said he saw little hope that world oil prices would come down. Jean Paul Drolet, assistant deputy minister for mineral development at Ottawa, centre, said our mineral
Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, who said he saw little hope that world oil prices would come down. Jean Paul Drolet, assistant deputy minister for mineral development at Ottawa, centre, said our mineral
3/25/1974
Keith McWalter: Chairman says Gulf is ready for low oil prices.
Keith McWalter: Chairman says Gulf is ready for low oil prices.
4/22/1988
Record prices rip-off in suburbs
Record prices rip-off in suburbs
1/13/1979
Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project
Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project
10/25/1980
Nobody likes hearing what Ted Delahay thinks - at least not right now, because the Canadian-born New York financial analyst and consultant expects a collapse. He says U.S. government probably will soon be backing price supports, rather than price cuts. Canada, he fears, is to receive an economic jolt.
Nobody likes hearing what Ted Delahay thinks - at least not right now, because the Canadian-born New York financial analyst and consultant expects a collapse. He says U.S. government probably will soon be backing price supports, rather than price cuts. Canada, he fears, is to receive an economic jolt.
3/16/1975
Former Carmaker Earl Brownridge says Americans have forgotten the unpleasant alternatives that led them to agree to the Canada-U.S. auto trade pact Some U.S. politicians are complaining about what they lost in the deal, but Brownridge say Americans and Canadians are better off.
Former Carmaker Earl Brownridge says Americans have forgotten the unpleasant alternatives that led them to agree to the Canada-U.S. auto trade pact Some U.S. politicians are complaining about what they lost in the deal, but Brownridge say Americans and Canadians are better off.
7/31/1970
Microphones surround U.S. nuclear official Harold Denton as he tells the world of the crisis
Microphones surround U.S. nuclear official Harold Denton as he tells the world of the crisis
3/31/1979
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
8/12/1974
Inflated prices: Lyle Goff, left, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Canada, says drug prices are inflated to make up for pharmacists' low dispensing fee
Inflated prices: Lyle Goff, left, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Canada, says drug prices are inflated to make up for pharmacists' low dispensing fee
1/14/1985
Gamble pays off: Bill Fritz, president of Associated National Couriers, gambled his savings to set up a national network of independent couriers to challenge the post office and large U.S. courier services with a promise of on time delivery.
Gamble pays off: Bill Fritz, president of Associated National Couriers, gambled his savings to set up a national network of independent couriers to challenge the post office and large U.S. courier services with a promise of on time delivery.
10/23/1986