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{{Information |Description=Photo of John Hill, husband of Joan Robinson Hill, in 1956. |Source=[http://www.newspapers.com/clip/831553/john_hill_baylor_graduate_1956/? page 3] via en:Newspapers.com |Date=June 7, 1956 |Author=Valley Morning Star |Pe...