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[News Script: Art]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a decision made by the Dallas Museum of Art to display paintings by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, as well as other art that may be considered to have communist themes. This decision is protested by Colonel Alvin M. Owsley and the Dallas County Patriotic Council.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Rodeo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a rodeo contest at the sixtieth annual Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show Rodeo in Fort Worth.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: City Hall Porter Admits Robberies]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Lavarn "Lightning" Lighner, who admits to robbing six service stations in the past month. In the day, he worked at police headquarters. He was arrested by Saginaw police officers Ben Moorman and Mike Howard.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Hoskins Held in Kansas Bank Holdup]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Joe Herbert Hoskins, who will be tried in Kansas for a bank robbery. He was arrested by FBI agents in Dallas last night.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Water Bond Election]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a water bond issue in which a contract would be approved between the city of Dallas and the Sabine River Authority of Texas for the construction of a new reservoir. It appears that voters are in favor of the proposition.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Ex Wrestling Champ is Seeking Damages]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Ed "Strangler" Lewis, the former World's Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, going to trial against the Hilton Hotel. He seeks one-hundred-thousand dollars in damages he incurred from falling into an open service pit.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of students on a classroom set]

Description: Photograph of a classroom on set, where several students are seated in chairs with desks. They are situated in front of a blackboard and looking at the camera. A microphone attached to a piece of equipment hovers above them. Studio light hang from the ceiling above.
Date: January 31, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Burglar]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Norman John Harris' admission of guilt in that he was the "Bungling Burglar" who burglarized 50 homes, after being caught the previous night.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Peacock pleads guilty]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Leon Peacock pleading guilty to murdering one woman, sexually assaulting a second, and attempting to sexually assault a third. Peacock was given fifty years plus two life sentences for his crimes.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Hoxsey, government in another dispute]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Food and Drug Administration sending out posters to let the public know that the Hoxsey treatment for cancer has been found worthless.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Hart]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about James P. Hart coming to Fort Worth for a rally boosting his candidacy for the U. S. Senate seat vacated by governor Price Daniel.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: SMU coaches]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about fans of the Southern Methodist football team getting to see the team's new coach, Bill Meek, at a reception held for the Meek and his assistant coaches by the Oak Cliff chamber of commerce.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: License plates]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about new license plates being made available for Tarrant County residents.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: F. B. and I.]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an FBI exhibit at Evarts Jewelers in Dallas featuring the head of the Dallas division of the FBI, William A. Murphy.
Date: January 31, 1957
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 Arthur Reese Davis overturning his car in Fort Worth.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Flag]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the criticism received by county commissioners for displaying a metal-and-neon flag outside of the Tarrant County courthouse.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: City Hall Porter Admits Robberies]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Lavarn "Lightning" Lighner, who admits to robbing six service stations in the past month. In the day, he worked at police headquarters. He was arrested by Saginaw police officers Ben Moorman and Mike Howard.
Date: January 31, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rodeo]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a rodeo contest at the sixtieth annual Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show Rodeo in Fort Worth.
Date: January 31, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Single musician performs on set]

Description: Photograph of a man performing by himself on set. He performs in a suit with a cowboy hat and boots, guitar in hand. He stands next to a wagon on a western-inspired set. In the foreground of the picture, a camera operator is working with a camera.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Host and camera crew]

Description: Photograph of a man speaking on a television set with a camera crew. The man is dressed in western-inspired clothing and stands next to a wagon. He has a western frontier background behind him and a camera operator films him speaking.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Musicians and crew on set]

Description: Photograph of musicians performing on a television set. Four musicians perform on a western-inspired set with cowboy clothing. In the foreground of the picture, two cameras film the performance, with one camera operator visible with their camera.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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