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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1955

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the summer of 1955. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment Progress Report: October 1955-July 1956

Description: Report describing technical progress on the design and construction of an Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment (OMRE), to be operated at the National Reactor Testing Station in Arco, Idaho. "This is the first report of the series and coves the period from the initiation of the project to July 31, 1956. Also included as an appendix to the report is a detailed description of the OMRE facility" (p. 3).
Date: March 15, 1957
Creator: Trilling, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: 11th Bomb Wing observes anniversary]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the 11th Bomb Wing out of Carswell Air Force base celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Date: March 4, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Athletes]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about athletes practicing boxing.
Date: March 23, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Awards]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about presenting the awards in a meeting.
Date: March 24, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rip Collins]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about MLB first baseman Ripper Collins speaking at a luncheon in behalf of season-ticket sales for the minor league Dallas Eagle Baseball Club.
Date: March 18, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Burlyce Logan, March 14, 2006 and February 6, 2017

Description: Interview with Burlyce Logan, one of the first African American students at North Texas, and UNT alumna whose college education began in 1956 and concluded in 2011. She recalls her childhood and education in Dallas and New York City; love of piano and musical education; decision to become one of the first African American students at North Texas; experiences as a college student, including racist incidents on campus, and as a boarder in Southeast Denton; decision to drop out in 1958; marriage t… more
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Date: 2006-03-14/2017-02-06
Creator: Thompson, Mark; Stallings, Chelsea & Logan, Burlyce
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Charles E. Smith, March 29, 1988

Description: Interview with Charles E. Smith, community leader and longtime resident of the Hamilton Park neighborhood, from Dallas, Texas. Smith discusses his role in the Hamilton Park Civic League, of which he was president in 1973, the Hamilton Park School, its closure, integration and its effects in Richardson ISD, and the Pacesetter program.
Date: March 29, 1988
Creator: Wilson, William & Smith, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[News Script: Hines-Oaklawn overpass]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about barricades being erected for construction on an underpass that will enable Oak Lawn traffic to move from Industrial to Hines.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Irving schools]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a major upset in the Irving school system resulting in the dismissal of seven principals and two other school employees.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Girl rodeo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the third annual World Championship All-Girl Rodeo.
Date: March 30, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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