Word: toronto
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Canada, most prosperous nation in the world after the U.S., closed one of its brawniest years in a brawny decade. "Canadians in 1959," reported President A. C. Ashforth of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, "produced more, imported more, exported more, spent more, and saved more than in any previous year...
...Salesman John Witherspoon bought a new house on the southern edge of Calgary, Alta. (population growth: from 104,000 in 1948 to 225,000 now). Today, he travels 50 blocks south to see his children, who live on the northern edge of a new subdivision. In metropolitan Toronto, which completed Canada's first subway in 1954, European immigration has pushed population from 1.100,000 to 1.600,000 in ten years. In Vancouver (pop. 518,000 in 1949, 659,000 now), backyard swimming pools are common and nothing smaller than three-bedroom houses seems to sell...
After slashing through Toronto's defenses to score three goals in his team's 7-4 victory, the kid from Chicago started this week tied for the lead in league scoring with none other than Montreal's Jean Beliveau (19 goals, 21 assists v. 20 goals, 20 assists). Although Hull is playing his first season at left wing and only his third in the N.H.L., Toronto Coach Punch Imlach rates him second only to Beliveau, and Chicago fans are already hoping that some day their young star will lead the team to its initial first-place finish...