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- ↑ Marquis Who's Who Inc. (1991). "Jane Hardy Cease". Who's Who of American Women, 1991-1992 (17th ed.). Chicago. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8379-0417-7. OCLC 23186551 . Retrieved April 29, 2023– via WorldCat.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives" (PDF). state.or.us. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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