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“— 30 —” was (is?) put after the text on the old wire service reports to indicate “End of Story.”


47 posted on 02/20/2012 12:51:04 PM PST by Cyber Liberty ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." --Winston Churchill)
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Thanks


54 posted on 02/20/2012 12:56:27 PM PST by dt57
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To: Cyber Liberty
“— 30 —” was (is?) put after the text on the old wire service reports to indicate “End of Story.”

There was a pretty good movie produced by and starring Jack Webb about life in a newspaper also named - 30 -. William Conrad was also featured playing a cynical, crusty, cantankerous editor.

57 posted on 02/20/2012 12:59:10 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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