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- ↑ "Civic Leader Took Early Interest in UT Dallas Campus; Karl Hoblitzelle's Foundation has Supported UT Dallas From the Beginning". The University of Texas at Dallas. January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
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- ↑ "Karl Hoblitzelle Dead in Dallas; Theater Executive and Banker; A Leader in Civic Activities-- His Foundation Was Named as Conduit for the C.I.A." The New York Times . Associated Press. March 10, 1967. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
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