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- ↑ UMB CRSCD Chester Hartman
- ↑ "PRRAC | Staff Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ↑ UMB CRSCD Chester Hartman
- ↑ "PRRAC | Staff Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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