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Starting Out to Be a Famous Reporter
(At $46 a week, including lunch at the Kiwanis Club)
November
1
1981
David Halberstam
Peter Knock
Starting Out to Be a Famous Reporter
David Halberstam
November
1
1981
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Starting Out to Be a Famous Reporter
(At $46 a week, including lunch at the Kiwanis Club)
November
1
1981
David Halberstam
Peter Knock
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