Wow, the timing of that message's arrival in California seems ironic as can be, Gary. Think of that.
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It helps to look at the header, and I have attached the first and last pages of this long telegram from Earhart at Lae to the Herald Tribune which was printed in the July 3rd edition of the paper. It was a long message sent in five parts totaling 570 words and sent in 100, 150, 149, 150 and 21 word sections. Each section covers two pages except the last short section.
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For the first part of the five part message:
FAB55 is an identification for this multi-part message used for reassembling the message since other messages were received between
the five parts of this long message.
VIA RCA F= LAE NG it was carried by RCA (Radio Corporation of America, a radiogram) from Lae New Guinea
570 total words including the address.
1/100 this is the first part and it contains 100 words.
PRESS COLLECT the rate was a special rate for the press which was one-half of the normal rate.
1937 JUL 2 AM 3 48 this first part was received in Oakland at 3:48 a.m. local time on July 2, 1937.
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The last part of the message:
FAB55 5/21 = TRIBUNE OAKLAND CALIF same identification, 5th part containing 21 words, and the address is repeated in each part.
1937 JUL 2 AM 3 59 this 5th part was received in Oakland at 3:59 a.m. local time on July 2, 1937.
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