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With $50,000 at stake, winners of the Manitoba sweepstakes-Ken Gjesdal of Courtenay, B
With $50,000 at stake, winners of the Manitoba sweepstakes-Ken Gjesdal of Courtenay, B

With $50,000 at stake, winners of the Manitoba sweepstakes-Ken Gjesdal of Courtenay, B

Date12/1/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: With $50,000 at stake, winners of the Manitoba sweepstakes-Ken Gjesdal of Courtenay, B.C., rooting for the Roughriders, and Leslie Hefford of Kitchener, backing Ticats-meet today at Toronto International Airport. Each of them won $50,000, the one whose team wins the Grey Cup game Sunday gets another $50,000.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0093789F
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