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July 30, 1949

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Great Progress Made to End Row at Idlewild, Dewey Says; His Announcement Follows 13-Hour Session -- Port Authority, Airline Officials Will Meet With Him Here on Thursday Dewey Reports Progress in Settling Authority-Airline Row on Idlewild

By Richard H. Parkespecial To the New York Times

ALBANY, July 29 -- Governor Dewey announced at 11:05 o'clock tonight that "great progress" had been made in a thirteen-hour conference in his offices here toward settlement of the two-year-old Idlewild Airport dispute.

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1949Duck Baker, American guitarist[†]

Richard Royall "Duck" Baker IV is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist who plays in a variety of styles: jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk, and Irish and Scottish music. He has written many instruction books for guitar.

1949Sonia Proudman, English lawyer and judge (died 2023)[†]

Dame Sonia Rosemary Susan Proudman, DBE, styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Proudman, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.