^"New Officers at Gulfport". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 3 Jan 1949. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Gulfport's first new mayor in 24 years was sworn in today before an assembly of approximately 100 citizens at the Gulfport city hall.
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abc"Lang wins runoff for Gulfport mayor". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 5 Mar 1975. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Lang, a funeral home owner, polled 5,196 votes to 4,339 for Walker, the city finance commissioner who has been acting mayor since the January 11 death of Mayor C.L. Walker.
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abBell, Jimmie (7 Mar 1975). "Lang takes oath of office". Hattiesburg American. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Gulfport's 14th mayor A.W. "Buzzy" Lang officially received the oath of office Friday morning before a crowd of nearly 300 in front of the flag-bedecked city hall.
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ab"Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade". The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. 30 Jun 1985. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.
^"New Officers at Gulfport". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 3 Jan 1949. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Gulfport's first new mayor in 24 years was sworn in today before an assembly of approximately 100 citizens at the Gulfport city hall.
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abc"Lang wins runoff for Gulfport mayor". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 5 Mar 1975. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Lang, a funeral home owner, polled 5,196 votes to 4,339 for Walker, the city finance commissioner who has been acting mayor since the January 11 death of Mayor C.L. Walker.
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abBell, Jimmie (7 Mar 1975). "Lang takes oath of office". Hattiesburg American. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Gulfport's 14th mayor A.W. "Buzzy" Lang officially received the oath of office Friday morning before a crowd of nearly 300 in front of the flag-bedecked city hall.
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ab"Leroy Urie hopes to make the grade". The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. 30 Jun 1985. Retrieved 11 Aug 2023 – via newspapers.com. Urie, 54, a three-term Democratic county supervisor, defeated incumbent Republican mayor Jack Barnett in the June 4 general election.