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- ↑ Lefebvre, Andy. "Puerto Rico." World Press Encyclopedia, edited by Amanda C. Quick, 2nd ed., vol. 2, Gale, 2003, pp. 756-757. Gale eBooks. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
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- ↑ "Amarillo Paper winner of top Pulitzer Honor". Miami News - Record. 1961-05-02. Retrieved 2021-04-14– via newspaper.com.