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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.)

[News Script: Johnny Marches Home in Sailor's Uniform]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Johnny Camera, an Italian World War Two orphan who was adopted by a member of the 36th Infantry Division, Claren Thompson of Waxahachie. Camera recently joined the United States Navy.
Date: February 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Johnny is grown up]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about little Johnny Camera, who was adopted by Curly Thompson, and his life in Waxahachie years after the adoption.
Date: September 2, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: News brief -- Car in house]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two car accidents in Dallas. The first accident involves two cars colliding, with the impact sending one through the kitchen of a house. The second accident involves a train striking two cars at a railroad crossing. Injuries were minor in both accidents.
Date: November 11, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: SSC Waxahachie]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Ellis County voting on the Superconducting Super Collider near Waxahachie, Texas. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: November 3, 1987
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Midlothian Murder]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Jim Douglas about the murder undercover of narcotics officer, George W. Raffield, Jr., who worked for the City of Midlothian Police Department. Police chief, Roy Vaughn, is interviewed. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 25, 1987
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Midlothian Murder]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the murder of George W. Raffield, Jr., an undercover police officer in Midlothian, Texas. A man is interviewed about the search for the missing officer. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 24, 1987
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Prize winner]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Ennis third grade teacher, Mrs. Fred Wilson, winning a $5,000 prize from the Westinghouse Company.
Date: February 23, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Monument]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the construction of a monument to Civil War veterans in Italy, Texas
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Airplane Crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an airplane crashing and burning during a test flight. The test pilot, Harry Brackett, was the only occupant of the plane at the time of the crash and survived with minor injuries.
Date: August 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Veteran Ennis doctor honored]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 78-year-old Ennis doctor Dr. A.L. Thomas being named General Practitioner of the Year by the Texas Medical Association. Thomas had been practicing medicine for 51 years.
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Flares fizzle]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a test of aerial photographic flash flares by the Chance Vought Aircraft company in the skies over Cleburne and Midlothian.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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