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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Gallup poll shows PC stock rising steadily in Ontario". The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. May 25, 1957. p. 2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Party Lines Remain Firm In War And In Peacetime". The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. December 1, 1956. p. 3.