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- ↑ Oregon Blue Book. State of Oregon. 1973. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "OLCC Chair Philip Lang New Head of National Liquor Association". Salem-News.com. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Philip D. Lang". NABCA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014.
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