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Mystery news agency?[edit]

In this newspaper article, what is "TP"? It's in the usual place I'd expect to see AP or UPI. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:05, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Transradio Press 209.149.113.112 (talk) 13:56, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article on Transradio Press Service; the date of the Newspaper article in question (1939) fits squarely in the heyday of said service. --Jayron32 14:29, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:05, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An unfortunate abbreviation: "When I think of crappy reporting, I think of TP". StuRat (talk) 15:55, 20 November 2014 (UTC) [reply]

That might help explain why they "folded" in 1951. We don't make mistakes like that anymore. ‑‑Mandruss ☎ 07:58, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]