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- ↑ "Legislator Papers Mary L. Gant, 1967-1981" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ↑ "Missouri State Archives Finding Aid 552.17: Legislator Papers Mary L. Gant, 1967-1981" (PDF). sos.mo.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ↑ James C. Kirkpatrick. Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976. Jefferson City, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. p. 96.
- ↑ "Obituary for Peter Newquist" . Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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