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- ↑ "U.S. girls advance in badminton event". The Leader-Post . 19 March 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "INDIA PUT UP STRONG SIDE FOR UBER CUP". The Straits Times . 14 December 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "U.S. girls advance in badminton event". The Leader-Post . 27 February 1957. p. 27. Retrieved 15 July 2024.