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- 1 2 3 "Political credentials are sound: Smiling Jack Mould is the man to watch in the contest for Metro chairman", Baker, Alden. The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]04 Aug 1969: 5.
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- ↑ "Charge by Cowan: Mould denies Council wrote off firm's taxes", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]24 Sep 1969: 5
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- ↑ "Believed typical of several 'swing' ridings: Wait-and-see attitude of York South delegates has strategists worried", Zaritsky, John. The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]10 Feb 1971: 8.