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- ↑ "Dominicano 'Popo' Veras recuerda hazañas en Juegos Olímpicos de México'68 … y algún disparo" [Dominican 'Popo' Veras remembers feats in the '68 Mexico Olympic Games... and some shots]. El Dia. 21 April 2018.
- ↑ "On a needle ride to the bigs". The Toronto Star . 14 May 2005. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
