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Far from undistinguished entertainer, Singer Anne Murray has gained worldwide respect and recognition, reader points out in letter below, and should b(...)
Far from undistinguished entertainer, Singer Anne Murray has gained worldwide respect and recognition, reader points out in letter below, and should b(...)

Far from undistinguished entertainer, Singer Anne Murray has gained worldwide respect and recognition, reader points out in letter below, and should b(...)

Date9/2/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Far from undistinguished entertainer, Singer Anne Murray has gained worldwide respect and recognition, reader points out in letter below, and should be the one to open Thomson Hall -- what should be one of the best concert halls in North America.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070266F
Stars away, Among the Canadian show biz personalities gaining recognition abroad are singer Anne Murray (far left), actor Bruno Gerussi and ballet dancer Karen Kain
Stars away, Among the Canadian show biz personalities gaining recognition abroad are singer Anne Murray (far left), actor Bruno Gerussi and ballet dancer Karen Kain
9/14/1980
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
12/21/1973
Letters addressed to a name and a city only must be hand sorted, postal worker points out below
Letters addressed to a name and a city only must be hand sorted, postal worker points out below
9/18/1974
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
2/20/1973
Paul Hendeson waves to well-wishers as he follows daughter Heather through doorway after Team Canada's return from Moscow. A reader suggests he has been underrated, deserves recognition
Paul Hendeson waves to well-wishers as he follows daughter Heather through doorway after Team Canada's return from Moscow. A reader suggests he has been underrated, deserves recognition
10/2/1972
John Sewell, who described the Grey Cup festivities as a national drunk, should stay home from the festivities, reader says in letter, below
John Sewell, who described the Grey Cup festivities as a national drunk, should stay home from the festivities, reader says in letter, below
9/6/1973
Anne Peel: Top female race walker thinks her sport deserves far more recognition and appreciation
Anne Peel: Top female race walker thinks her sport deserves far more recognition and appreciation
2/6/1985
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
5/26/1984
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, shown above in City Hall council, should be a genuine servant of the people: elected, not appointed, by Torontonians at large, a reader says in the letter below
Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, shown above in City Hall council, should be a genuine servant of the people: elected, not appointed, by Torontonians at large, a reader says in the letter below
7/13/1973
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
11 July 1977
Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
6/22/1976
This is house in Forest Hill which singer Anne Murray has purchased for a price reported to be over $75,000
This is house in Forest Hill which singer Anne Murray has purchased for a price reported to be over $75,000
7/8/1971