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Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton, presiden(...)
Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton, presiden(...)

Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton, presiden(...)

Date7/26/1972
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  • Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton, presiden(...)
  • Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton; president of Herbert A. Watts Ltd.; Toronto firm conducting lottery. So far; 161;195 applications have come in and officials expect 300;000 requests by Saturday deadline.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mountain of requests for tickets to Canadian segment of the September hockey series between Team Canada and Russia is viewed by Vern Swanton; president of Herbert A. Watts Ltd.; Toronto firm conducting lottery. So far; 161;195 applications have come in and officials expect 300;000 requests by Saturday deadline.
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