[News Clip: Cousins Drowned in Trinity River]
Description:
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the drowning deaths of eighteen-year-old Mike Lathrop and his cousin, eight-year-old Carolyn Rhyan. The video shows the bodies being taken away from the river. The second half of the clip covers a news story about retired Army Captain William Cox petitioning President Eisenhower to grant clemency to a marine sergeant that was court-martialed for the deaths of six trainees.
Date:
August 7, 1956
Duration:
3 minutes 55 seconds
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner:
UNT Libraries Special Collections