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- ↑ Bakersfield Californian NewspaperArchive January 21, 1980 Page 22.
- ↑ Mcallen Monitor NewspaperArchive January 4, 1976 Page 24.
- ↑ 'Avon' tennis tour going up in smoke. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, NewspaperArchive March 29, 1982. Page 14.