Dispatch call, August 13, 1969, around 12:02 PM to 1:27 PM

Description:	This is a digitized recording of a dictabelt, which the Indianapolis Fire Department used to record dispatch calls during the 1960s and 1970s. Following are the calls on this dictabelt: 1) Fire reported at 936 Indiana Ave. Apartment 702, incinerator stopped, floor filled with smoke. 2) Ambulance sent to 238 McKim to assist a man who fell out of a window. 3) Woman reported a residential fire behind a house three doors south of her home at of 315 Cable St., between New York and Vermont. Extended discussion about transmitter stuck open, which seemed to be a common issue. 4) At 1:00 pm, a General Hospital ambulance called for manpower assistance at 1423 Mountcalm St. with a deceased woman who appeared to have been murdered. Possibly refers to murder of widow Mrs. Ivy Ghee on August 13, 1969. 5)Ambulance sent to 543 W. 25th street to assist a man with heart attack. 6) Police dispatch called to report a woman with a diabetic emergency at 1757 Minocqua St, Apt D. 7) Another caller reported the man with possible heart attack reported at the Hunt Paving Company, 25th and Paris. Dictabelt
Origin:	1969-08-14
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90340
Collection:	Indianapolis Firefighters Museum
Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Emergency communication systems Fire departments--Indiana--Indianapolis Fires--Indiana--Indianapolis Indianapolis (Ind.). Fire Department--History

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