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[News Script: Police Await New Bomb Threat Clues]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an investigation into a bomb threat linked to a complex, "treasure hunt" extortion plot against an unnamed chain store in Texas.
Date: August 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Boys launch canoe trip down Brazos]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about twelve Fort Worth boys going on a canoe trip down the Brazos River. The boys are Camp Carter campers and travel with their leader, Buddy Tackett.
Date: July 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Country Store]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jones's Country Store in Weatherford. The store has been returned to how it would look in the 1890's, complete with authentic antique merchandise.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Ground Breaking]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ground-breaking ceremonies for a new power plant on the site of Lake Weatherford.
Date: December 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Money]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oscar Womack, who found thirty-thousand dollars in counterfeit bills in Wise County. The counterfeit bills have been linked to Robert Keller, who may have had a role in the closing of the River Oaks State Bank.
Date: November 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Drownings]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about four young men drowning in North Texas while swimming, two in Grapevine Lake, one in Lake Dallas, and one in the Brazos River.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pythian homecoming]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the Texas Pythian Home at Weatherford's founding.
Date: September 6, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Millsap storm]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a small tornado in Millsap that damaged the high school but caused no injuries.
Date: September 3, 1959
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 parade opening the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo in Weatherford.
Date: July 29, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rodeo parade]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade marking the third day of the Parker County Frontier Days celebration, a western-themed fair and rodeo.
Date: July 26, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire damage]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire causing six hundred thousand dollars worth of damage while destroying the Hopkins Building.
Date: June 5, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Weatherford fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two buildings destroyed and one damaged in a fire in the business district of Weatherford. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: February 18, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Garden]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: March 29, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Bigamy]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a woman being charged with bigamy in Weatherford.
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Weatherford plant]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a new power plant opening in Lake Weatherford.
Date: December 2, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bigamy]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a woman being charged with bigamy in Weatherford.
Date: April 21, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Wright blames politics for charge]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Congressional Candidate Jim Wright of Weatherford being charged with conducting a scheme for obtaining money through the mails. Wright maintained the charge was politically-motivated; his political rival claimed ignorance of the circumstances.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Parade]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the 11th annual Frontier Days celebration that took place in downtown Weatherford.
Date: July 23, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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