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Since his retirement from academic duties in 1981, the author and Brenda, his wife of 46 years, have been spending less time at their modern apartment in Toronto and more at their house on 150 acres of land near Lake Ontario. This haven does more than satisfy an author's need for peace and quiet. A vast inland sea once covered the property, and Davies can refresh his conviction that the world is full of surprises every time he finds a fossil in his garden...
...Young, say that with hotels and apartment buildings springing up at prospective People Mover stops, the system has already encouraged as much as $345 million in private development. They trust that when the construction quandaries are finally resolved, Detroit's monorail will emulate the success of similar systems in Toronto and Vancouver. George Pastor, president of Urban Transportation Development Corp.-USA, the company that is building the People Mover, claims the train will pay its own way within three years of start-up. "These systems are cheaper in capital and operating costs than traditional transit systems," Pastor insists. "When...
...Supermodel of the World." The contest, once known less grandiosely as "Face of the Eighties," is conducted annually by the Eileen Ford modeling agency, which will now award Monica a three-year $250,000 contract, a $10,000 diamond pendant and a $6,500 fox fur. The Toronto ninth-grader hopes eventually to break into the movies, but is satisfied for the moment with the profession she has been practicing for all of eight months. "The best part is the end result, seeing your picture," she says. Schnarre is the youngest winner ever. "She just happens to be tall enough...
...that Leonard's entire class had graduated. "It doesn't seem that long ago," he thought, "when I was the young pitcher." Without any quarter, he made the team, but Danny Jackson had to sprain an ankle to secure him a start. On April 12 the Royals played the Toronto Blue Jays a game that for melodrama eclipsed all their October playoffs...
CELL PHONE -- Another famous phone batterer, this star pleaded guilty to hammering an assistant in the head with a handset in a Toronto hotel...