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October 30, 1949

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Headlines from October 30, 1949

EAST GERMANS GET PLEDGE ON CAPTIVES; President of New State Says Russians Promise to Free All Prisoners by Jan. 1

By Drew Middleton

Pres Pieck says USSR pledges to return all POWs by Jan 1, '50

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Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls Over Columbia by 54-0; A CORNELL PLAYER CHARGING INTO THE COLUMBIAN FORWARD WALL

By Roscoe McGowen

ITHACA, N. Y. -- Old Lion grads will have to go back in their memories twenty-two years to find a Columbia beating by Cornell comparable to the 54-0 humiliation Lou Little's team suffered today on Schoellkof Field before 25,000 delighted fans.

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BUSINESS BOOMLET ENDED IN OCTOBER; Survey by Purchasing Agents Finds Reversal of Uptrend in August and September

By Unknown Author

Purchasing Agents Natl Assn survey, Oct, buying trends

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' Further Steps' Threatened by U.S. Unless Czechs Free Jailed Clerk; PRAGUE IS WARNED ON CLERK'S ARREST

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

US threatens further steps if Govt does not act on protest over Meryn arrest; US Consul Parry visits Meryn; says he appears in good health

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COMING AND GOING; Paul Douglas and Bette Davis Pass Milestones in Their Current Films

By Bosley Crowther

THE past few days have witnessed two minor historic events in the realm of motion pictures which we think we should duly record. One was the loud inauguration of Paul Douglas in his first starring role and the other was the cheerless embalming of Bette Davis in her last Warner film.

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1949Larry Gene Bell, American murderer (died 1996)^[†]

Larry Gene Bell was an American serial killer who abducted, raped, and murdered at least three women and girls in the Carolinas from 1984 to 1985. In addition to this, Bell remains the prime suspect in at least one disappearance. Convicted for the two murders in South Carolina, he was sentenced to death and executed in 1996.

1949Leon Rippy, American actor^[†]

Leon Rippy is an American actor. Active on screen since 1983, Rippy has appeared in numerous films and recurring roles on television. He is best known for his roles as Earl the Angel on the series Saving Grace, saloon owner Tom Nuttall on the series Deadwood and militiaman John Billings in The Patriot (2000).

Headlines from October 30, 1949

EAST GERMANS GET PLEDGE ON CAPTIVES; President of New State Says Russians Promise to Free All Prisoners by Jan. 1

Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls Over Columbia by 54-0; A CORNELL PLAYER CHARGING INTO THE COLUMBIAN FORWARD WALL

BUSINESS BOOMLET ENDED IN OCTOBER; Survey by Purchasing Agents Finds Reversal of Uptrend in August and September

' Further Steps' Threatened by U.S. Unless Czechs Free Jailed Clerk; PRAGUE IS WARNED ON CLERK'S ARREST

COMING AND GOING; Paul Douglas and Bette Davis Pass Milestones in Their Current Films

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