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[News Clip: Fatalities]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a two car collision that killed four teenagers and seriously injured three. The teenagers were drag racing when they suddenly lost control of their cars.
Date: April 4, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wind damages McKinney area]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado touching down in the south and east of McKinney and caused damage at Lovejoy School.
Date: April 28, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News brief - fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire that destroyed the residence of J. C. Wells in Collin County. J. C. Wells is the mayor of the community of Renner.
Date: November 27, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Jet ace honored]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about McKinney, Texas paying tribute to Air Force Captain James Jabara.
Date: June 20, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lavon dam work near completion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Army engineers nearing the end of construction on the Lavon Dam on the Trinity River, intended to provide water to nearby communities and create a lake for recreation.
Date: November 14, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Airplane crash landing]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Air Force pilots, Richard D. Hayes and Richard W. Barber involved in a plan crash of a T-33 jet trainer, in Plano, Texas.
Date: July 20, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Farm awards]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an annual farming festival and award ceremony held by the Texas Research Foundation, a rural improvement organization, in Renner. The awards are presented to Dr. C. E. Marshall, an English chemist, for fertilizer research discoveries; and Russell N. Cash, a Texas farmer pioneering scientific agricultural techniques using his own crops.
Date: May 17, 1951
Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man and woman standing in front of a store display at Lander Mercantile 1 of 2]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man and woman holding a box of Cook Book Cakes Donuts in front of a Cook Book Cakes display. The woman is wearing clear, square glasses and a black, sleeveless, button front dress belted over a white, printed collared shirt . The man has his left arm behind his back and is wearing a light colored button up with the sleeves rolled up and has a pocket protector with pens in his front pocket. In the middle of the display is a sign that reads "Lander Mercantile New Hop… more
Date: November 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man and woman standing in front of a store display at Lander Mercantile 2 of 2]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified, laughing man and a smiling woman holding a box of Cook Book Cakes Donuts in front of a Cook Book Cakes display. The woman is wearing clear, square glasses and a black, sleeveless, button front dress belted over a white, printed collared shirt . The man has his left arm behind his back and is wearing a light colored button up with the sleeves rolled up and has a pocket protector with pens in his front pocket. In the middle of the display is a sign that reads "Lande… more
Date: November 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lavon Dam]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication of the Lavon Dam in Collin County.
Date: October 28, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Lavon Dam]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication of the Lavon Dam in Collin County.
Date: October 28, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Jet Ace]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story covering a news story about a McKinney celebration honoring Colonel Royal Baker, the top jet ace in the U.S. Air Force who shot down 12 planes in the Korean War.
Date: April 9, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Shoemake]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about A. B. Shoemake being transferred to the Veterans Hospital in McKinney. On January 7th, he shot himself in the head during a probe of his defunct U. S. Trust and Guaranty Company.
Date: February 1, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Explosion]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gas explosion destroying a home in McKinney, Texas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Acid]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Dallas workers at Valley Steel Products being sprayed with sulfuric acid.
Date: August 6, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Train]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a train derailment of two train cars laden with propane gas in Allen, Texas.
Date: August 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Shoemake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about A. B. Shoemake being transferred to the Veterans Hospital in McKinney. On January 7th, he shot himself in the head during a probe of his defunct U. S. Trust and Guaranty Company.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Shoemake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about A.B. Shoemake, the former head of the U.S. Trust and Guaranty Company, giving newsmen his first interview since he shot himself in the head the previous year.
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Train death]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about George W. Mays, who was struck by a freight train and was killed as a result.
Date: September 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Wind damages McKinney area]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado touching down in the south and east of McKinney and caused damage at Lovejoy School.
Date: April 28, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wylie Water Plant]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a meeting regarding water plant in Wylie.
Date: April 23, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cancer research]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a possible breakthrough in cancer treatments at the Veterans Hospital in McKinney.
Date: March 16, 1958
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Cancer research]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a possible breakthrough in cancer treatments at the Veterans Hospital in McKinney.
Date: March 16, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Explosion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a gas explosion destroying a home in McKinney, Texas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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