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- ↑ The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia 1962-1981 (Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia 1983) p. 197
- ↑ 1972 resume in Fairfax library clippings file
- ↑ 1972 resume
- ↑ leg. bio
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- ↑ 1972 resume
- ↑ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 741, 747
- ↑ 1972 resume
- ↑ General Assembly 1983 p. 16
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/10/29/fairfax-prosecutor-horan-dies-dc-sniper-case/
- ↑ Amazon.com 'The Battle to Save Mason Neck Virginia'(1988) 'God or Nations' (1989) 'Penn, Madison and the Historical Crisis in American Federalism' (2000) 'Immoral Wars and Illegal Laws' (2011) 'The Price of Folly' (2013) 'The Forgotten History of George Mason College' (2009) 'The Demise of American Democracy' (2017) Numerous essays (2017-2023) "Listing of books by William Durland"
- ↑ Voices and Views Radio program (KCMJ, Colorado Springs) 2016
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