telephone calls

[Steve_uk]

thanks for the info.  I know that as late as the early 90's when I was showed around an exchange that billing was done by recording units used on electromechanical counters the wonders of digital were not evedent or mentioned where I visited. so call number recording seems to be out. finding out who phoned who and when I suspect could not be found out. I remember dialing 999 somewhwre about 1985 (the garage at the end of the street caught fire) it went like this
I dial 999
operator "emergency what number are you calling from?"
me  "er  XXXXXX"
operator "What service do you require?"
me  "fire"
operator "control I have an emergency call from XXXXXX"
control  "go ahead caller"
so if a 999 call were made I would think it would be logged at exchange and poilce control.

Now I wonder why Jeremy did not want his call to be logged..

[Steve_uk]

Was the clock PC West misread a hands clock or digital? Why did nobody at any Police station,Witham or Chelmsford admit to speaking to Nevill that morning?

[lookout]

Was the clock PC West misread a hands clock or digital? Why did nobody at any Police station,Witham or Chelmsford admit to speaking to Nevill that morning?

For the same reason that a couple of the officers on the morning of the murders didn't see any rifle.!

[Reader]

Was the clock PC West misread a hands clock or digital?

He said the clock he used was digital. He clearly thought it was reliable, and that he'd read it correctly.

[Caroline R]

He said the clock he used was digital. He clearly thought it was reliable, and that he'd read it correctly.

Exactly and had it been 'usual' for it to be fast, he's have known about it.