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[News Script: Hillbilly Musician to Play in Prison]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Benny Cortez Rye, who pleads guilty to five charges of burglary. He is in a band called the Ozark Drifters. John Edward Gravenmier is also in court. He is accused of attempting to pass hacksaw blades to prisoners.
Date: October 4, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Hillbilly musician to play in prison]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Benny Cortez Rye, who pleads guilty to five charges of burglary. He is in a band called the Ozark Drifters. John Edward Gravenmier is also in court. He is accused of attempting to pass hacksaw blades to prisoners.
Date: October 4, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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