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...Carolina, a suburb of San Juan, Roberto was spotted by Dodger scouts when he was 19 and quickly signed for a $10,000 bonus to keep him out of the clutches of their archrivals, the New York Giants. Well aware of his potential, the Dodgers sent Clemente to their Montreal farm team where, by using him sparingly, they hoped to keep his talents under wraps until they could make room for him on their roster. The Pirates were not fooled...
...months ago, a beige five-story building occupied by a branch of the First National City Bank of New York opened on Albert Panton Street, towering above the simple one-story general stores and tiny grocery stands around it. A similar structure housing the Bank of Montreal will open early in 1973, and several other banks are building. In all, 83 banks now do business in Georgetown-33 of them have opened since July-which means that the Caymanians have one bank for approximately every 170 citizens...
...MONT TREMBLANT, QUEBEC. Seventy miles north of Montreal, Mont Tremblant makes up in variety what it lacks in size (3,150 ft.). It has some 60 miles of trails, topflight bilingual instructors and hotels that serve food that would do credit to a Lyon chef. Blood-congealing temperatures are common, but Tremblant's well-planned runs and lively atmosphere make it popular with families that appreciate package-price elegance. A week's stay, including full board and lessons: about...
When 20-year-old Ina Stephanie Weiner took off from her home in Miami early last September and headed for Montreal in her mother's panel truck, she said she was going to take along a friend and drop him off in New Jersey. A week later, in the farm lands of Somerset County, Md., Ina's badly beaten and decomposed body was found stuffed into her sleeping bag. Police charged that her New Jersey-bound friend, Henry King, 23, of Chesapeake, Va., had killed her, then stolen the truck and her belongings. King was eventually caught...
Died. William R. ("Big Bill") Durnan, 57, All-Star hockey goalie for the Montreal Canadiens during the '40s; of kidney disease; in Toronto. Generally considered the best goalie of modern times, Durnan got a late professional start with the Canadiens at the age of 29. Six times in his seven-year career he won the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the goalie of the least scored-upon team. He also set a modern record by holding opposition teams scoreless for a period...