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[Letter from Chester E. Ollison to W. S. McCree - 1953-02-03]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Chester E. Ollison, Appeals Counselor of the Texas Education Agency in Austin, Texas, to W. S. McCree, President of the Board of Trustees, Pecos Independent School District in Pecos, Texas, dated February 3,1953. The letter refers to a petition received from patrons of Pecos ISD regarding segregation of children of Spanish-speaking ancestry. Ollison outlines steps the school district is to take in addressing the issues cited in the petition.
Date: February 3, 1953
Creator: Ollison, Chester E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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[News Clip: Suspect on a Stretcher]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about J. R. Raibourn, a murder suspect, arriving in Fort Worth court house on a stretcher.
Date: March 3, 1953
Duration: 29 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Grain man starts prison sentence]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Herman Dawson beginning to serve a three-year prison sentence for stealing government grain.
Date: June 3, 1953
Duration: 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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