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[News Script: Mansfield Continues to Defy Court Order]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mansfield high school's resistance toward a court order for integration, and the community's prevention of any African American students attempting to register.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Parade]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a carnival to be held at the Fair Park Foods Building in Dallas, Texas, as a fund raising project for the National Polio Foundation.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tornado]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Baseball]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dinner honoring two Texas League baseball players who set and broke the home run record.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Gift hat travels by jet plane]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three veteran U.S. Navy pilots traveling to represent Dallas at the National Aircraft Show in Dayton, Ohio.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: CIO support for Yarborough denied]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the CIO Communications Workers of America, a labor union, declining to endorse a candidate in the Democratic runoff for Texas governor between Governor Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Batchelor's plea denied by court]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the court-martial of Corporal Claude Batchelor at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Corporal Batchelor stands accused of providing information to the enemy while a prisoner of war in Korea, as well as refusing to return to the U.S. when given the opportunity by his captors.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about commendations awarded by General Curtis LeMay to the nation's top military bombing crew, the Eleventh Bomb Wing from Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, during the Air Force's annual service competition at Shreveport's Barksdale Field.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Police dragnet nets $5 thief]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three Dallas men being arrested for the theft of a small amount of money from the Berry Super Market in the eastern outskirts of Arlington.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Youth fatality shot by brother]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas teen accidentally shooting and killing his younger brother after attempting a prank with a loaded gun.
Date: August 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Texas Citizens Council]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the formation of the Texas Citizen's Council, a political organization opposed to the racial integration of public schools in the region.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Alger]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech in Dallas by Texas Republican Congressman Bruce Alger.
Date: August 31, 1955
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/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car accident in Fort Worth.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a shooting in Fort Worth that left one man dead and two wounded.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Peruvian woman held in thefts]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Peruvian, Blanca Carrillo, was arrested for shoplifting merchandise from a department store.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Football]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an exhibition football game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Park opening]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new park opening in Dallas.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Archers]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Southern Archery Association meeting in Dallas.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Miss Texas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 1957's Miss Texas going to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Date: August 31, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: New consul]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Miss Violeta Jove flies to Dallas to become the new consul of Venezuela.
Date: August 31, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Donkey baseball]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texian chapter of Demolay hosting a baseball game with a donkey.
Date: August 31, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Southern]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Olympic track runner, Eddie Southern, marrying Beverly Durnal at the Trinity Heights Church of Christ in Dallas.
Date: August 31, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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