Cleaning up duplicate contacts and calendar entries

I have a Treo 700wx, that I sync with Outlook, rarely with Active Sync - mostly with wireless sync (intellisync). My input methods vary, depending upon where I am. At home, I add/delete/modify calendar entries and contacts in Outlook on my laptop; at the office, I add/delete/modify same on wirelesssync.vzw.com; on the road, I make my edits right on the Treo.
At this point, I have in some cases as many as 12 occurrences of the same calendar entry, 3 - 11 occurrences of many of my contacts, etc. I just want to get it cleaned up. Does anyone know with which system I should start and what the best approach might be? I'm afraid of losing information that I need. A diagram of how wireless sync works with each device and in what order between devices might help me...not sure. I have no problems with email duplicates, oddly. (why is that?)
I would be so grateful for help with this.
Post relates to: Treo 700wx (Verizon)

Are you using iCloud as well as Outlook? You say Outlook 7, are you referring to Outlook 2007, or something else, as there is no Outlook 7. What computer OS are you using? If you go to the bottom of the screen when looking at your calendar and tap on the word Calendars, what is listed there?

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