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Oral History Interview with George Ferguson, October 4, 1985

Description: Interview with George Ferguson, executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. The interview includes Ferguson's personal experiences about education, employment by Texaco, and transferring to Caltex. Ferguson also talks about the origins of Caltex, his Australian experience, activities during World War II, expatriates in Caltex, the Kurnell refinery, navy fuel oil contracts, nationalization, Texaco's and Socal's reentry into Europe, and Caltex's move from New York to Dallas.
Date: October 4, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ferguson, George
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[News Clip: Allergies (Part 3)]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by Jane Boone about environmental allergies or multiple chemical sensitivity. The story focuses on patients in the Environmental Unit at the Northeast Community Hospital in Bedford, Texas including Melvin Massey of Seattle, Washington and Cindy Harmon. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 30, 1985
Duration: 3 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Farmers' Market]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Tim Herrera about the economic status of local farmers selling their products at the Dallas Farmer's market. A vendor is interviewed. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: October 30, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Farmers Market]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Tim Herrera about the economic status of local farmers selling their products at the Dallas Farmer's market and the potential impact of a newly proposed Festival Market. Both proponents and opponents speak at a meeting at the Dallas Convention Center. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 30, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Microbrewery]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Jack Helsel about a new microbrewery, Reinheitsgebot, opened by Mary and Don Thompson in Plano, Texas that produces Colin County Pure Gold beer. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: October 29, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: The public first]

Description: A Dallas Morning News clipping of an editorial discussing quarantining patients with AIDS, and letters from Bill Nelson to the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald editors about Nelson's feelings on the editorial as president of the Dallas Gay Alliance.
Date: October 28, 1985
Creator: The Dallas Morning News Editors
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: The public first]

Description: A Dallas Morning News clipping of an editorial discussing quarantining patients with AIDS, and letters from Bill Nelson to the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald editors about Nelson's feelings on the editorial as president of the Dallas Gay Alliance.
Date: October 28, 1985
Creator: The Dallas Morning News Editors
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letters from Bill Nelson to The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times Herald, October 31, 1985]

Description: A Dallas Morning News clipping of an editorial discussing quarantining patients with AIDS, and letters from Bill Nelson to the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald editors about Nelson's feelings on the editorial as president of the Dallas Gay Alliance.
Date: October 28, 1985
Creator: The Dallas Morning News Editors
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Goodin Verdict]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Regina Benjamin. The news segment is about the guilty verdict read by Judge Joe Drago in relation to the murder of Lisa Griffin by Michael Wayne Goodin in Fort Worth, Texas. The prosecuting attorney is interviewed as well a friend of the defendant. The story aired at 6:00 P.M>
Date: October 26, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Delta/ Emergency]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany an unknown news story involving Delta Airlines. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 25, 1985
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Emissions]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about vehicle emissions. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: October 24, 1985
Duration: 40 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Oak Creek]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Regina Benjamin about residents of the Oak Creek Retirement community in Lewisville, TX. The residents were sued in 1983 when the property owner, the Denton Baptist Foundation, declared bankruptcy. Residents are interviewed. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: October 23, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Petition for rehearing en banc]

Description: A group of documents pertaining to Circuit Judge Reavley explaining the district judges decision in legalizing Section 21.06 of the Texas Penal Code which criminalizes homosexual conduct.
Date: October 23, 1985
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Chiefs]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the race to become Dallas' new Chief of Police and the current top contenders, Troy Lee Majors of Missouri and Thomas Windham of California. Former candidate and Fort Worth Deputy Police Chief, Homer Clark, is interviewed. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: October 22, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Missing Update]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about missing women. The footage shows crime scene investigations and human remains. An unknown woman is interviewed. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: October 21, 1985
Duration: 46 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Army Drill]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a performance of the US Army Drill Team. The Drill Team performs for a small crowd in an open banquet hall with wood floors. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 18, 1985
Duration: 48 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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