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- ↑ Waring, Ed (July 7, 1969). "Hellas ties Sudbury for top spot beating London on penalty kick". The Globe and Mail . p. 23.
- ↑ Lewis, Michael (3 August 1977). "Lancers can win title only by optimum output". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 50.
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