[GreenKeys] Historic question for the group- Bell Ringer- second this!

[Richard Knoppow]

    This is what I remembered and put in my first post. I have both the 
UPI and AP style books somewhere but couldn't find them to confirm my 
memory.  AP rules are the same or very similar.

On 4/10/2017 4:53 AM, Doug Alderdice wrote:
> From the UPI 1967 Stylebook:
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> FLASH -- Dateline, dash, no date or logotype, limited to one or two
> lines depending upon whether it appears on a TTY or TTS monitor.
> Originating bureau comes onto wire immediately to send.  Used seldom and
> only on the biggest news.
>
>     DALLAS - PRESIDENT KENNEDY DEAD
>                       JT104PCS
>
> The flash must be followed immediately by a publishable bulletin
> expanding the story.
> - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Note that a flash is supposed to be one or two *lines* rather than three
> *words*.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Doug, KA2WFT


-- 
Richard Knoppow
1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
WB6KBL