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Boss Boatman, Argos owner Harry Ornest, who confirmed that season opener won't be blacked out, says this policy will continue whenever the SkyDome is 85 per cent filled
Boss Boatman, Argos owner Harry Ornest, who confirmed that season opener won't be blacked out, says this policy will continue whenever the SkyDome is 85 per cent filled

Boss Boatman, Argos owner Harry Ornest, who confirmed that season opener won't be blacked out, says this policy will continue whenever the SkyDome is 85 per cent filled

Date7/10/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Boss Boatman, Argos owner Harry Ornest, who confirmed that season opener won't be blacked out, says this policy will continue whenever the SkyDome is 85 per cent filled.
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