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Mayor's best friend: New Aurora Mayor John West, a town councillor for seven years, beat veteran mayor Dick Illingworth by 349 votes last week
Mayor's best friend: New Aurora Mayor John West, a town councillor for seven years, beat veteran mayor Dick Illingworth by 349 votes last week

Mayor's best friend: New Aurora Mayor John West, a town councillor for seven years, beat veteran mayor Dick Illingworth by 349 votes last week

Date11/13/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mayor's best friend: New Aurora Mayor John West, a town councillor for seven years, beat veteran mayor Dick Illingworth by 349 votes last week.
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