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- 1 2 Christopher Dickey. "'Flying circus' of U.S. fact finders delves into El Salvador 's war", Washington Post, January 24, 1983, p. A15.
- ↑ Rick Mitchell. "Peter, Paul & Mary still finding causes", Indiana Gazette (Indiana, PA), September 11, 1997, p. 12.
- ↑ Gene Grabowski. "Peter, Paul, Mary still singing protests". Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), Associated Press. December 18, 1983, p. C19.
- ↑ Saundra Smokes. "Peter, Paul & Mary: from the '60s to the '80s, Mary and partners have found plenty to sing about", Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, NY), July 26, 1984, p. D1.
- ↑ Gary Hengstler. "Peter, Paul, Mary remind fans times are a'changin'", Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH), July 20, 1984, p. A-11.
