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[News Script: Curtis Injury Minor]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Chuck Curtis, the Quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs. He suffered a minor kidney injury, but is expected to play in the upcoming game against Baylor.
Date: October 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Pleasant Grove Bowling Alley. Damage is estimated at twenty-five-thousand dollars.
Date: October 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Sexton Given 42 Year Prison Term]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Frank Sexton Junior being sentenced for forty-two years in prison. He is found guilty of raping a young woman from Rylie.
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Wreck]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an accident between a sedan and an armored truck in Dallas. No one was seriously injured.
Date: October 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pickup Out for Paroled Convict]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tommy English Bryant, an ex-convict who failed to show up at a Dallas court. He is wanted under seven separate criminal charges and wanted as a parole violator.
Date: October 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tolstoy]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of Alexandra Tolstoy in Dallas. She is supporting the movie "War and Peace," which is based on a novel written by her father, Leo Tolstoy.
Date: October 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Segregation Suit]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a hearing on a suit to force the Dallas Transit Company to reinstall segregation signs.
Date: October 9, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Big Cake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an eight-hundred pound cake being made at the Aston Bakery in Dallas. The cake is for the Hesse Envelope company's fiftieth anniversary.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Boy Admits Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about fourteen-year-old Tommy Lightfoot, who admits to shooting and killing T. L. Jackson.
Date: October 25, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: U.N. Party at Zoo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the eleventh annual United Nations observance at Forest Park Zoo. Children have opportunities to meet people from foreign countries and learn about their cultures.
Date: October 21, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Car Wash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car wash at Lambeth Methodist Church in Fruitdale. Proceeds from the car wash will go towards building a new church sanctuary.
Date: October 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Allied Officers]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about allied military officers from foreign nations visiting the State Fair of Texas. The officers have been studying American armament at the Artillery and Guided Missile School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Date: October 21, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Clerk]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about George W. Parker, United States District Clerk for the Northern District of Texas. He is retiring from his position at age 93.
Date: October 17, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: "Shoot Robbers," Says Three Time Victim]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tom Dossey, a liquor store owner who believes merchants should shoot armed robbers. He was robbed for the third time on Wednesday.
Date: October 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Fire (House)]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a house that was destroyed by a fire near Handley. The fire is believed to have started in an evaporated cooler.
Date: October 11, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Barbecue]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car owned by Travis Mayberry that drove through a barbecue restaurant. A ticket for careless collision is issued.
Date: October 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Victim Testifies in Sexton Trial]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trial of Frank Sexton, who faces rape charges. He is charged with raping a young Dallas mother with another youth.
Date: October 19, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Plane Fire Truck Wreckage Cleared]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collision between an airplane and a fire truck at Carswell Air Force Base. Robert E. Keilman was killed, and two others were injured.
Date: October 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News Briefs; Mrs. Priest]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of Ivy Baker Priest, United States Treasurer, in Dallas. She will speak at a financial public relations convention.
Date: October 9, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Elvis]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Elvis Presley visiting in Dallas. Jim Murray found Elvis having a bowl of chili inside a restaurant.
Date: October 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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