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On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.
On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.

On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.

Date10/20/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134483F
Healthy enterprise: Lou Starkman, right, a veteran of the health care business who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1931, and company manager Jim Garde, believe it takes more than just wheel chairs, commodes and walkers to make a good health care store
Healthy enterprise: Lou Starkman, right, a veteran of the health care business who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1931, and company manager Jim Garde, believe it takes more than just wheel chairs, commodes and walkers to make a good health care store
2/19/1988
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
10/2/1992
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
He's not overweight but advertising man Ken Borden says that's only because you don't get fat just tasting. Cooking is more than a hobby for him - he's already taken seven different night courses and says these courses aren't work, they're fun.
9/6/1979
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
1/24/1984
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
4/10/1989
Charles Ciceri, 62, is part-time crossing guard, part-time security man, fulltime sidewalk philosopher, he says.
Charles Ciceri, 62, is part-time crossing guard, part-time security man, fulltime sidewalk philosopher, he says.
2/20/1974
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
12/29/1977
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
2/8/1989
Trying experience: An escaping prisoner briefly disrupted the Proverbs trial yesterday, but the man was tackled in another courtroom by assistant crown attorney Chris Punter (above)
Trying experience: An escaping prisoner briefly disrupted the Proverbs trial yesterday, but the man was tackled in another courtroom by assistant crown attorney Chris Punter (above)
11/2/1982
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
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The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
4/9/1975
Rhino J. C. Stranart says he's hung up on the extra workload involved in being a Rhinoceros party candidate in Monday's federal election. He's (gasp) running in Ontario riding.
Rhino J. C. Stranart says he's hung up on the extra workload involved in being a Rhinoceros party candidate in Monday's federal election. He's (gasp) running in Ontario riding.
2/7/1980