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- ↑ "Our Campaigns - MO State Senate 05 Race - Nov 05, 1968".
- ↑ "Our Campaigns - MO State Senate 05 Race - Nov 07, 1972".
- ↑ James C. Kirkpatrick. Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976. Jefferson City, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. p. 94.
- ↑ "Remember the longest-serving senator". 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ↑ "State Sen. Michael Kinney". 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ↑ William L. Clay (2004). Bill Clay: A Political Voice at the Grass Roots. Friesens, Canada: University of Missouri Press.
- ↑ "Raymond Howard inducted into Hall of Fame". 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
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