Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 2, Summer 1987
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For the Record, Summer 1987 (Article)
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 2, Summer 1987, periodical, Summer 1987; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1872487/: accessed June 11, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.