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[News Clip: Blaze damages five small houses]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fire destroying a house in Fort Worth belonging to State Representative Joe Pyle and damaging four others. No one was hurt in the blaze.
Date: August 11, 1954
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Nathan of A.D.A.]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an address by Robert R. Nathan, chairman of the Americans for Democratic Action organization, at a meeting in Dallas.
Date: November 16, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Murder suspect is found sane]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a sanity hearing for Joe Martinez, a Dallas man accused of murdering a bus driver. The court rules Martinez of sound mind, forcing him to stand trial.
Date: November 3, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from T.W. Buckshot Lane to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-04]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from T.W. Buckshot Lane. Lane addresses Herrera as his "Friend Johnny" and asks Herrera to once again join the race to run for the office of Harris County Representative. Lane expresses his confidence in being elected if his name is on the ballot to run for the position of Representative of Wharton County, which he confides in Herrera that he is considering. "If you have plans for another race then in the event the two of us are lucky I think there is no doubt about it… more
Date: April 4, 1954
Creator: Lane, T.W. Buckshot
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Clipping: Interracial Group Elects Crossman]

Description: Clipping of an article on the Dallas Times Herald regarding the election of officials during a meeting for the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Jerome Crossman was reelected as president due to his high contribution to the Hamilton Park housing project. Vice-presidents, M.J. Norell, John E. Mitchell, and R.L Thornton along with secretary and assistant secretary, Vincent L. Rohloff and Ben H. Wooten, respectively, were elected during the meeting as well.
Date: October 24, 1954
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Nixon defends Wilson dog story]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Vice President Richard Nixon arriving in Houston to address a druggists convention and commenting on recent remarks made by Secretary of Defense Wilson.
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Cross filing]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the discovery that the Dallas county records have democratic nominees cross-filed as republicans.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Council approves increased budget]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth City Council reviewing its 1955 budget and approving an increase in municipal garbage collection fees.
Date: September 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Elections]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the democratic primary run off election and local elections in Texas.
Date: August 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: State is probing gas price war]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an antitrust investigation by the office of Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd in Fort Worth into an ongoing price war between gas stations.
Date: November 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Blaze damages five small houses]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire destroying a house in Fort Worth belonging to State Representative Joe Pyle and damaging four others. No one was hurt in the blaze.
Date: August 11, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Charges filed on negro rapist]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about murder charges filed against Tommy Lee Walker, a Dallas man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a housewife, Mrs. H. C. Parker.
Date: February 2, 1954
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Ridgeway reviews cadets at A&M]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Army Chief of Staff and Korean War veteran General Matthew B. Ridgeway visiting Texas A&M to review the Aggie Cadet Corps for their annual Military Day.
Date: March 7, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Civil Defense]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about civil defense in Fort Worth coming of age and a control center being built on the south side of the city.
Date: March 24, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Officials dedicate Love Field flight]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about dedication ceremonies for new non-stop daily American Airlines flights from Love Field to New York City and San Francisco.
Date: February 14, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: McDowell takes oath as Marshall]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Hobart K. McDowell being sworn in as a United States Marshall for the Northern District of Texas in a Dallas Federal Court.
Date: April 11, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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