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- ↑ (U.S.), National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (30 April 1981). "The National Conference of Lieutenant Governors ... Biographical Sketches and Portraits". The Conference – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Citizen's Pamphlet Series". Institute for Social and Environmental Studies, University of Kansas. 30 April 1978 – via Google Books.
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