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[News Script: Loren-Tamiroff-Thomas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a mental patient breaking into actress Sophia Loren's Rome villa with an axe stating that he has the right to take away her 3-year-old son, actor Akim Tamiroff passed away and a burglar breaking into the apartment of Danny Thomas.
Date: September 18, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 18, 1945]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 18, 1945. He explains how he and some friends have taken over two empty rooms in the shop they run for the military, and how because of this they live like officers. He tells about going on a picnic with a German secretary and her family, and an American-born Italian girl he met there. He also tells an anecdote about going to a co-worker's house to have dinner. He explains how the military weeded out Nazis fr… more
Date: July 18, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 18, 1944. He says he bought a war bond and sent it home, and that he's going to visit Wilbur Crawford in the hospital soon. He got a lighter, a box of pecans, and the film sent from home. He asks after his parents' broken ice box, and says it might be hard to get a new one.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 18, 1944. This letter is marked Letter 2 of 2. Willis and a friend went swimming recently, and plan to go again soon. It rained a lot the day before this letter was written, but Willis assures his parents that his tent didn't leak at all. A friend sends well wishes to Willis' mother, and Willis tells them to be on the lookout for magazines he is sending home.
Date: June 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis, July 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from James M. Kendrick to Clara Willis on July 18, 1944, asking after her health. He suggests car rides as a means of convalescence, going on to say that he believes he's outgrown them and he hasn't been sick in a while. He goes on to describe the rain and the effect it's had on his tent and the ground where he's stationed. He asks after Clara's son Todd, imagining him in Rome sight-seeing. He tells his aunt to get his mother to settle down, and asks after the rest of the family.
Date: July 18, 1944
Creator: Kendrick, James M.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 18, 1944. This letter is marked Letter 1 of 2. He apologizes for not writing for a few days because he lost his pen. He mentions that his hair was burned, and, although it doesn't look so good, it's easier to take care of. He promises to have some pictures made to show them. He bought two sets of cameos for his mother and aunt, but tells his mother if she wants them all he'll just buy some more for his aunt.
Date: June 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 18, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 18, 1944. He is glad they decided not to sell the house, and offers to help fixing it up when he gets back. He tells of meeting up with a friend, and getting a letter from his aunt asking about the Red Cross.
Date: May 18, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[News Script: Mt. Etna]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily.
Date: May 18, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Soldiers at Brenner Pass]

Description: Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes and several other soldiers standing by a pole at Brenner Pass in Italy. The pole reads "ALIATI" rather than "Italia" because the photo was printed backwards.
Date: June 18, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[News Script: Hijack]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of German airliners which was hijacked by Palestinian gunmen has landed in Damascus, Syria.
Date: December 18, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Bulletin]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Arab terrorists who hijacked a Lufthansa Airliner after a massacre at Rome Airport.
Date: December 18, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Arab Terrorists]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of five Arab terrorists who surrendered themselves to officials in Kuwait.
Date: December 18, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Hijack]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Lufthansa Airline who reports that its hijacked jumbo jet landed in the Arab Sheikdom of Kuwait.
Date: December 18, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Grand Borromees, July 18, 1956]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Grand Borromees, Stresa, Italy, confirming a hotel reservation for a suite of rooms made by Continental American Travel, Inc., at the hotel for August 18, 1956 and asking the hotel to also make a reservation for a chauffeur who will be accompanying the party.
Date: July 18, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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