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- ↑ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Leatrice Morin Obituary - Portland, ME". Portland Press Herald . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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