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[News Script: Prisoners of war]

Description: Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about prisoners of war being picked up and a discussion over Jane Fonda's anti war broadcast.
Date: September 15, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: F-111]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two squadrons of the Fort Worth -built F-111 warplane being sent to Southeast Asia.
Date: September 26, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Kissinger]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about presidential adviser, Henry Kissinger, heading to Bangkok, Thailand.
Date: July 5, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Press news]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the implementation of speed limits in the United States, a dispute between an airline and the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks, a fire in Bangkok, and the denial of a proposal rebuild the hanging gardens of Babylon.
Date: April 20, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Charles A. Cates, March 14, 1974

Description: Interview with Charles A. Cates, a businessman, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Cates talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1943-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his libe… more
Date: March 14, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cates, Charles A., 1908-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Charley L. Pryor, 1972-1973

Description: Interview with Charley L. Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Lubbock, Texas, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Pryor discusses the sinking of the Houston, his capture, experiences in imprisonment at Serang, Java, experiences at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, American air raids, and liberation.
Date: 1972-11/1973-02
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Pryor, Charley L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974

Description: Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and hi… more
Date: March 12, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, George, 1917-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Whitehead, February 2, 1977

Description: Interview with Thomas Whitehead, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas. Whitehead discusses his experiences as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the National Guard; participation in the Louisiana Maneuvers; departure for the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane; assignment to Sangosari Airfield near Malang; the surrender of American forces; internment at Tanjong Priok and Bic… more
Date: February 2, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Whitehead, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[News Script: Laos]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a right wing Laotian General who exiled in 1966 when he attempted a coup was unsuccessful again.
Date: August 20, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Indochina]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American Air Attacks which have ended after almost 9 years.
Date: August 15, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about British prime minister Harold Wilson' s new labor government which has chalked up it' s first victory and it' s initial objective settlement of the nationwide coal miner strike.
Date: March 6, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Indochina]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the impact of American bombs which shook buildings in Phnom Penh as B-525, F-One-Elevens and Phantoms raided rebel positions continuously.
Date: August 13, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Troop Withdrawal from Thailand]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American and Thai officials who announced that US will pull out 35-hundred men and more than 110 planes as a first step in US military withdrawal from Thailand bases.
Date: August 24, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with W. L. Starnes, April 2, 1974

Description: Interview with W. L. Starnes, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Starnes talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (194… more
Date: April 2, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Starnes, W. L., 1919-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979

Description: Interview with Thomas Spencer, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Joplin, Texas. Spencer discusses his experiences with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the service; training; deployment to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and Malang; the Japanese attack on Java; the American surrender; experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, several camps on the Burma Railway… more
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spencer, Thomas
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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