I've been curious as to the authenticity of those UPI/AP printouts of events like JFK assination, Apollo 11 landing, etc.
I mean... I could type something like that out on my 28 with the canary paper, maybe some worn out faded ribbon, and it would probably look pretty original.
Mike
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Date: 12/4/21 11:21 AM (GMT-07:00)
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] UPI Retype
> original copy of the Teletype printout of the shooting of JFK.
That was way before my time but I was working part-time at the local
radio station when the Feb. 20 1971 EBS false alarm was sent. By the
time I got in for my Saturday afternoon shift the excitement was all
over, but I had all those teletype printouts from the AP wire and the
opened EBS packet because I read through them between records. Now I
wish I'd hung onto them!
For those who may not remember, I'll paste part of the wikipedia summary
of the event below.
73, Bob W9RAN
A properly authenticated Emergency Action Notification was incorrectly
sent to United States broadcast stations at 9:33 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time on February 20, 1971. At the usual time a weekly EAN test was
performed, teletype operator W.S. Eberhart had three tapes in front of
him: a test tape, and two tapes indicating a real emergency, instructing
the use of EAN Message #1, and #2, respectively. He inadvertently used
the wrong tape, which used an incorrect codeword, "HATEFULNESS". The
message ordered stations to cease regular programming immediately, and
begin an Emergency Action Notification using Message #1. Message 1
stated that regular programming had been interrupted at the request of
the United States government, but was not specific about the cause. A
cancellation message was sent at 9:59 a.m. EST, but it used the same
codeword as the original message. A cancellation message with the
correct codeword was not sent until 10:13 a.m. EST. After 40 minutes and
six incorrect or improperly formatted cancellation messages, the
accidental activation was officially terminated.
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