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- 1 2 3 Slowly to independence, or something Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1974, p13, 112
- 1 2 Micronesia's future in the melting pot Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1974, p13
- ↑ Interview: Mary Lanwi Micronesian Reporter, Third Quarter 1975, p4
- ↑ Marshalls' Election Upheld Highlights, 15 May 1975
- ↑ News in a Nutshell Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1975, p6
- 1 2 3 4 Micronesians' blue-print making 'one nation of many islands' Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1975, pp6–8
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