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Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, October 25, 1973

Description: Interview with Dr. Jack B. Scroggs, a history professor at NTSU and World War II veteran from Little Rock, Arkansas. Scroggs recounts his experiences working with prisoners-of-war, including his entrance into the Army, training, and initial assignments; his transfer to a supply depot worked by German POWs at Jefferson, Indiana; how the prisoners were organized and cared for; the labor they performed; their character; the social dynamics in the camp; outside efforts to make camp life tougher; in… more
Date: October 25, 1973
Creator: Walker, Richard P. & Scroggs, Jack B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[News Script: Haise]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a former astronaut, Fred Haise who suffered critical burns when a World War II training plane he was flying crashed on a beach.
Date: August 23, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Haize crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about hospital spokesman at Galveston who say Apollo astronaut Fred Haize Jr remains in critical but stable condition.
Date: August 23, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Prime Rate]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of banks in New York City, Boston and Detroit have joined in the move to boost prime lending rates to nine-and-a-half per cent.
Date: August 21, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Hiroshima]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 28th anniversary of the atomics bombing of Hiroshima, Japan were 20 thousand persons gathered at the site where the World War two bombing levelled the city.
Date: August 6, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Betty Grable]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about funeral arrangements which are pending for film star Betty Grable.
Date: July 3, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Japanese seaman]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Japanese seaman who reportedly killed in action in World war 2 has turned up alive and well in the Philippines.
Date: July 24, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Call for Revolt]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Libyan strongman who has issued what Arab analysts interpret as an open call for the overthrow of Egypt's President.
Date: December 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: MidEast Dyan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israeli defense minister who warns that Israel will not accept a plan that would put Israeli troops from the advantageous positions west of the Suez Canal.
Date: December 25, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Japan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Japanese who accepted many American ways and also capitalized on inexpensive labor and cheap materials to lure the U.S. dollars.
Date: December 25, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Wiretapping/Surveillance]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a preliminary statistics report presented by Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott about wiretapping and surveillance.
Date: June 5, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Haise's Condition]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of officials at the burn center of John Sealy Hospital in Galveston sat that former astronaut Fred Haise Jr. is improving but still in critical condition.
Date: September 6, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Library]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the White settlement public library white closed after a group of citizens who fought for seven years to keep it open.
Date: June 30, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Navy ship]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a navy ship which is named in honor of a black seaman from Waco was commissioned in ceremonies in Virginia.
Date: July 1, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Texas flyer]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about after 38 years and 10 months, a 22 year old world war II B- 24 gunner will be returning to East Texas home in Terrell.
Date: July 1, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Miami]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Alice who is on her way to Bermuda.
Date: July 3, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Airports - Bormann]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news stories about a House committee voting to increase aid for small- and medium-sized airports and West Germany officially declaring Nazi war criminal Martin Bormann dead after finding his remains.
Date: April 11, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Smog]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 15, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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