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Tribune staffers. One employee was reported as complaining, "It's like something out of
215:, released in 1979.Knowland changed from billing himself as "Joseph Knowland" to "Joe Knowland" in 1983, with one television episode in 1986 reverting to using the name "Joseph Knowland" in the credits. He also appeared as the antique store clerk in
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