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Telephone writer service links Manhattan police with borough stations
A new telephone typewriter switching system connects General Police Headquarters with Manhattan precincts and four boroughs. Messages print automatically at receiving desks, with line lamps to acknowledge receipt. The system, first used in 1937 by a major press group, is now deployed citywide and in other cities.
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