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- ↑ Douglas, John; Kramer, Robert (1975-10-08), Milestones, Mary Chapelle, Sharon Krebs, Jim Nolfi, retrieved 2018-08-13
- ↑ Milestones (1975) , retrieved 2018-08-13
