Return with us now to the days of the AP news teletype. This was the primary source of news at most stations including KAAY. It was usually in a closet, or cabinet to muffle the sound because it was noisy. It consumed a lot of paper from fanfolded boxes. The ribbon always needed changing because no one wanted to do it. It ran 24 houra a day spewing out not only news but all kinds of features and assorted material. AP had a seperate radio wire that contained news that was written for reading on the air. Even the state AP had radio writers. When there was a bulliten, a bell would ring or an alarm would be set off. There were various stages of alerts with "Flash" being the highest degree of alerting. This was usually reserved for the death of presidents, etc.
Thanks to Jerry Sims for saving several AP wire stories on the assination of President Kennedy. Below is the PDF file that you can printout and save for the future.
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