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A supporter of [[right-to-work laws]], Knowland opposed closed shops.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
A supporter of [[right-to-work laws]], Knowland opposed closed shops.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
Knowland, a supporter of [[Joseph McCarthy]], was one of twenty-two mostly [[conservative]] senators who voted against the censure of Wisconsin Republican who had investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the U.S. government.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/1954McCarthyCensure.pdf 1954McCarthyCensure.pdf]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The censure was backed by both moderate/liberal Republicans and the large majority of Democrats, including the Southern [[segregation]]ists.
Knowland, who backed [[Joseph McCarthy]], was one of twenty-two mostly [[conservative]] senators who voted against the censure of Wisconsin Republican who had investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the U.S. government.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/1954McCarthyCensure.pdf 1954McCarthyCensure.pdf]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The censure was backed by both moderate/liberal Republicans and the large majority of Democrats, including the Southern [[segregation]]ists.
[[TIME Magazine]] featured Knowland on a cover for their January 14, 1947 entry.<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19570114,00.html Sen. William Knowland - Jan. 14, 1957 - Congress - Senators - California - Politics]. ''TIME Magazine''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref>
[[TIME Magazine]] featured Knowland on a cover for their January 14, 1947 entry.<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19570114,00.html Sen. William Knowland - Jan. 14, 1957 - Congress - Senators - California - Politics]. ''TIME Magazine''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref>