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[News Clip: Arcade]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Shopper Park Service installing a paid toll gate in their parking lot at Pacific and Elm streets in Dallas to deter customers from using the lot as a short-cut. Footage includes pedestrians walking on the street in front of businesses, including a Zales and movie theater, people paying the toll to pass through the turnstile, and the Biltmore Beauty Shop.
Date: November 29, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Elvis]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story by reporter Jim Murray about Elvis Presley's visit to the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas Texas before an appearance in Waco that evening. The story begins with silent footage of tailor Dan Runner carrying pants that were pressed and altered for Presley and includes shots of two unidentified female fans, jeweler Joe Sidwebber on the telephone with his daughter, Maurice Rueben and Freda Lentz standing … more
Date: October 12, 1956
Duration: 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Shooting(1)]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a burglar who engaged police in a firefight.
Date: August 19, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Tree-Watering Device, Student Pilot Dies When Plane Crashes, News Briefs -- Patty, Pumpers Won't Drink Dallas Tap Water, Sonny Evans, Democrats, Gorilla]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a homemade tree-saving device, created by Fort Worth police detective T. M. Wood; Captain Charles Walker, a student pilot from Perrin Air Force Base, who crashed his T-33 jet training plane and died; the brief appearance of singer Patty Page in Dallas, Texas, en route to marry movie director Charles O'Curran; the salty drinking water in Dallas, which comes from the Red River; the arrest of teenager Sonn… more
Date: September 7, 1956
Duration: 10 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: O'Daniel, Drivers Confused By One Way Streets]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a newly instituted system of one way streets in Dallas and the motorists' confusion; and about W. Lee O'Daniel, a Dallas Gubernatorial candidate, who was defeated in the Democratic primary, but has plans to run on another ticket, and a newly instituted system of one way streets in Dallas and the motorists' confusion.
Date: September 9, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Grand Jury Probes Fort Worth voting]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the continued canvassing of voting machines used in the runoff balloting for Ralph Yarborough and Senator Daniel. Grand Jury Foreman Buddy Thompson signs subpoenas for more than a dozen witnesses as the jury starts its probe of irregularities in box 120.
Date: August 29, 1956
Duration: 5 minutes 01 second
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Frogs Confident, Mustangs Hopeful ; Bobby Boyd]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany two news stories. The first is about the TCU football team's beginning practice with a strong team, and their upcoming season. Second is a story about all-state halfback Bobby Boyd's decision to enroll at and join the University of Oklahoma's football team instead of SMU.
Date: September 2, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Water, Refugee]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the foul taste of the water from White Rock Lake. The footage also includes a story about a survivor of the Andrea Doria ship disaster and a refugee from Casablanca, Morocco, named Myriam Dahan.
Date: August 2, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas accidents]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 13, 1956
Duration: 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dr. Theodore Adams]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dr. Theodore Adams, president of the Baptist World Alliance, arriving in Dallas. He will speak at the State Baptist Student Union convention.
Date: October 5, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Trial]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a trial in the 44th district court in Dallas. The trial surrounded a conflict between the Hubbell-Hubbard construction firm and the Dallas Housing Authority. The construction firm was awarded 860 thousand dollars as settlement.
Date: August 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Debate]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a debate between Congressman Bruce Alger and District Attorney Henry Wade in Dallas.
Date: September 11, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Probe of NAACP in Dallas Coninues ; Magnolia ; Zonta ; Mrs. American Opens Building Project ; Yom Kippur ; Football Luncheon]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany six news stories. The first story is about an ongoing investigation into the NAACP's regional office in Dallas to determine if the organization was complying with tax laws, as well as other laws governing corporate political activities. Second is a story about the groundbreaking for an oil-field research building in Duncanville. The third segment covers Babe Zaharias, a woman athlete, receiving the World's Outstanding Spo… more
Date: September 14, 1956
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Railroad Worker Killed by Train]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the death of Mack Shaw after he fell under a Texas and Pacific train.
Date: August 2, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects ; Hijacker ; TV Performer to Tour Texas Cities ; Bonehads]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany four news stories. The first is about a banker who was robbed by two men. The robbers took the banker's money and $254 in change from his bank. The banker is unable to identify the men in a police lineup. After that is a story about John R. Walker, a man who was arrested for the theft of $103 and a car. The third is about Pinky Lee visiting Fort Worth and Dallas following his collapse during a television program. The fina… more
Date: August 24, 1956
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rylie School Fuss]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the proposed abolition of the school administration of Rylie in Dallas, Texas. Sound in the video is partial.
Date: August 1, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Walker Presented Magazine Award]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Doak Walker being presented a certificate for being "the greatest college football player of the decade."
Date: August 2, 1956
Duration: 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Congressman Alger]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about people greeting Congressman Bruce Alger in Dallas.
Date: August 2, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mandamus]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a petitioned filed by attorney Minor Morgan in an effort to put the county-court-at-law seat up for election.
Date: September 13, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Tornado, Parade, Baseball]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained, a carnival to be held at the Fair Park Foods Building in Dallas, Texas, as a fund raising project for the National Polio Foundation, and a dinner honoring two Texas League baseball players who set and broke the home run record.
Date: August 31, 1956
Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas Schools to Remain Segregated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Dallas schools remaining segregated during the coming school year. Judge William Atwell declined to set a hearing until September 10th, while schools opened September 5th.
Date: August 22, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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