Wesley C. Uhlman

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Emily Lieb (2006-12-21). "Uhlman, Wesley Carl (born 1935)". HistoryLink. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wes Uhlman, Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project, University of Washington. Accessed online 3 November 2007.
  3. Wes Uhlman, Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project, University of Washington. Accessed online 16 November 2015. This is part of a recording on that page; orally he says "quote-unquote establishment", transcribed here as "'establishment'".
  4. Alan J Stein, Voters choose Wes Uhlman and Mort Frayn in Seattle mayoral primaries on September 16, 1969, HistoryLink.org Essay 1274, 1999-06-06. Accessed online 16 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 General and Special Elections, seattle.gov. Accessed online 16 November 2015.
  6. Alan J. Stein, Voters elect Wes Uhlman as Seattle Mayor on November 4, 1969, HistoryLink.org Essay 1318, 1999-06-09. Accessed online 16 November 2015.
  7. The police corruption in this era is discussed at length in Christopher Bayley's book Seattle Justice: the Rise and Fall of the Police Payoff System in Seattle, Sasquatch Books, 2015. ISBN   9781632170293.
  8. Alan J. Stein, Seattle City Council appoints Liem Tuai to Council on May 19, 1969, HistoryLink.org Essay 1233, 1999-06-04, updated 2003-03-13. Accessed online 16 November 2015.
  9. Harry in Your Pocket at IMDb
Wesley C. Uhlman
Senator Wesley C. Uhlman, 1969.jpg
47th Mayor of Seattle
In office
December 1, 1969 January 1, 1978

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