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- ↑ A Bumper Crop Of New Hotels Erected Throughout Country, New York Times, January 11, 1925, pg. RE1.
- ↑ David Podolsky Dies; A Leader In Zionism, New York Times, December 23, 1945, pg. 17.
- ↑ Decides For Luxor Hotel, New York Times, November 29, 1932, pg. 32.
- ↑ Durst Asked to Quit His Cleanup Post, New York Times, March 12, 1976, pg. 36.
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