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8 y ae back was equivalent to that cbtained from a direct monitor of the guplifier itself during the play back.’ The other recorders in use at the plant were tested on all lines and no = oo back was evident through these machines, ye Periodic checks have been made of the technical equipment at the Las Vegas plant and the equipme occasi It is believed that the technical difficulty bre developed only on the afternoon of August 22nd, because of the fact that the long distance lines into the Las Voges Club md race book offices are very frequently used during the day, particularly L.D. 7070, and there have been no indications in the past of such a feed back’ or any other mechanical diffioulty until this indddent arose. Had there been such a defect existing previously, it 1s believed that ear a esceause of the b2 regular examinations LO e equipment. yi giow shen the The equipment was found to be re peat. ineludinz the neon wa arning spect, includin z néon ¥ telephones are in use, Special acon: who was operating the plant at the time of this incident, advised the writer that the warning light on bre cribing the recorded aid that he LeD. 7070 at t flas ile he wa 8 conversation immediately turne n@ play back w égan monitoring the line functio lichte a LJ rir ww “5 ming properl which again. He monitored for a few minutes but | heard nothing on the line.. He stated that since the warning lights have sometimes glowed in the past when no one was on the line, probably due to a telephone operator having her telephone cord plug in the subject line jack in the central office of the telephone company or due to the subject telephone instrument being off the cradle, he turned the play back unit on and proceeded to monitor and trenser ibe the recorded conversation,