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[News Script: Coin]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a man in Fort Worth having a copper penny from 1943 that could be worth up to 10,000 dollars.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Penny saver]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a cafe business that saves pennies as they glue them on their counter. It now reaches fifteen feet and is covered with 5,787 pennies.
Date: August 9, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Coins]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. Audio for film clip begins at 0:36.
Date: April 11, 1964
Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Laundry]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a coin operated laundromat in Dallas.
Date: February 10, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Coin collections]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the State Niusmatic Society's conference in Fort Worth.
Date: October 14, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Coins]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two El Paso teenagers being arrested in Fort Worth for using Mexican ten-centavo pieces in a machine that made change for a quarter, ultimately making the pair a 250% profit.
Date: September 23, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Legal Sales vote]

Description: Photograph of two drawings on the vote for legal sales. The top drawing is of two hands cupped holding coins with even more coins stacked up behind them. Writing below it says, "Vote for legal sales - Saturday, July 9th." The drawing underneath this is of a man in a trench coat and hat trading a bottle for cash while holding a cigarette in his mouth. The same writing is printed below this drawing as well.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Legal sales advertisement]

Description: Photograph of two slides advertising the vote for legal sales. The top slide is a drawing of a cop using a cloth to cover up a body laying on the ground, with a car parked in the background. There is writing below the picture that says, "Vote for legal sales - Saturday, July 9th." The bottom slide is a picture of an old woman sitting in a rocking chair with a huge, drawn bag with "$90,000000," written on it. Dollar signs are also drawn around the top of the bag.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Phoners]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about payphone theft happening from California to Texas.
Date: June 26, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Kennedy half dollar]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the release of the Kennedy half dollar coin through the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas; banks throughout the area are getting supplies, but a run on the new fifty cent pieces is causing some banks to limit how many each customer can get at one time.
Date: March 24, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Money changer]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a machine that made change for a dollar at the Wishy-Washy Washateria in Dallas.
Date: October 22, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Coins]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about P. K. Anderson, a top coin collector who came to Dallas fro the Texas Numismatic Association convention.
Date: April 11, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Medallion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the official medallion commemorating the inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as the nation's 36th President.
Date: January 20, 1965
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Investigation on coin-operated machines]

Description: Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story. The script reads, "Vending - A special house investigating committee recommended Monday that the state prohibit coin-operated amusement machine firms from financing or owning beer taverns or private clubs. These are among 17 recommendations the committee will present to the new legislature, which convenes today. The recommendations came after a series of hearings in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. Oth… more
Date: January 14, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Coins]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.
Date: May 22, 1965
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Rare coins]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a man who recovers 40-thousand dollars in rare gold coins and bank notes in Dallas after being stolen.
Date: December 24, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Sheriff Decker]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas County Sheriff Decker chosen by the Criminal Bar Association to take part in the organization's annual luncheon to raise money for the Sunshine Home.
Date: December 17, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Wooden nickles]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about John Standridge and Connie Fullen of Dallas going into the coin business and producing wooden nickels.
Date: June 3, 1966
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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