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• Vancouver Optimistic.•... If _optimism counts'for anything, then;_;at least part of; thV;'.l$70,i^World^Hockey-:‘’Tournamei^ti:T will be played in•TV-'•I.«Ar c 1 . tY^coUy's^ ‘Coliseum',. which ;is- scheduled^ toopen its^dc)bre^oEtiyi:iv;•This;little-|)5ece; of informations may come. as ^somewhat' of^ai 'surprise to Winnipeg..Enterprises,; ,Ottawa,v Toronto/ Montreal/and Quebec-City, all of ^whprn:' are-also. Hoping to', play.hbsfeto the International, classicA% *\ '“’V ^l/iyrtrile^ theref wiU ‘ be-*hp - definite decision:r where the tournament»will -be. played .until'late in January, Aid. ;Ed; Sweeney told the'Vancouveracity council the: other day “our chances of ^ getting part of the, tournament here are; Very gf6ofl.f}vA.t least he is quoted-as saying this in a story in the. tVancouver-.Sun/ .;*/■**’ :V;:V •• •./'•-•V . •Sweeney- stated' that* the Coliseum :has; already been reserved;-mV anticipation- of .,tKe event. \ ;’ tfc- Whether/the coast/city, which happens to be the home o|;: :Pa.ge, president of the. Association, will see its;hppps^eali2ed‘, , remain.; to be seem But. apparently Jthe people vlt;^7‘there: are.-goihg.all out in .their bid. The* com-; imtfee^behind:‘the,'effort -has received support from Lt.-Gov..George...Bearkes^ from;. Washington State's . Gov. Daniel] Eyms^fromthe:/B.C./government, and from communities throughout B.C.,. Oregon and Washington.A.J• iin
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Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

Tue, Dec 19, 1967

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