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Associated Press Teletype Carbon Copy., 1963 Nov 22

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The carbon copy of the teletype measures 1’ wide by 5’ long. It presents the news of Kennedy’s assassination as the story unfolded in Dallas. It also includes the preceding portion of the day’s wire relaying events that occurred before the breaking news of the shooting. Mr. Pollard explained the use of the term, “bust this,” which appears several times in the teletype. This phrase told editors reading the transmission to disregard the whole story up to that point. Mr. Pollard...
Dates: 1963 Nov 22