[News Script: Criswell] (open access)

[News Script: Criswell]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about W. A. Criswell who held a conference to announce a marathon sermon.
Date: December 28, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Year in Review Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Year in Review Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three major sports events from the year: 1) the November 18, 1961 UT Longhorns vs TCU Horned Frogs football game at Memorial Stadium in Austin, with the Frogs winning 6 to nothing; 2) At the Dallas Open Golf Tournament in September, which Earl Stewart Jr. won, becoming the first club pro to win a tourney on his home course; 3) In May, Doug Sanders won the National Invitation Golf Tournament in Fort Worth.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mesquite band] (open access)

[News Script: Mesquite band]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Mesquite High School Marching Band leaving for California, as one of 8 non-California bands invited to march in the Rose Bowl's Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's morning; the 138-piece band will travel by train to El Paso, then bus to Los Angeles.
Date: December 27, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gem burglary] (open access)

[News Script: Gem burglary]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the burglary of very expensive gems in a home.
Date: December 20, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rodeo] (open access)

[News Script: Rodeo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about opening night of the National Finals Rodeo at the Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas.
Date: December 28, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mesquite band] (open access)

[News Script: Mesquite band]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mesquite High School band who are going to California to perform at the Rose Bowl Parade.
Date: December 17, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Blakley-tower] (open access)

[News Script: Blakley-tower]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about William Blakley, who lost to Tower in a runoff.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Connie Francis] (open access)

[News Script: Connie Francis]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Connie Francis, a singer who comes to visit the Children's Medical Center in Dallas.
Date: December 8, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tax check] (open access)

[News Script: Tax check]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about M.J. Greene vice president of Southern Trust and Mortgage Company, delivering a check for $1,737,009.12 to the Dallas city tax office as the real estate tax for more than 12,000 property owners; Most of the city's tax revenue comes from commercial firms, with Dallas Power and Light being the biggest single taxpayer in Dallas, with about $3,500,000 in property taxes and another $2,000,000 in gross receipts taxes.
Date: December 26, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Davis rape trial] (open access)

[News Script: Davis rape trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a woman who is trying to convince the jury that she was raped by Tony Davis. He was found not guilty.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fry] (open access)

[News Script: Fry]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about SMU's new football coach, Hayden Fry who hold a news conference.
Date: December 17, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Balloon] (open access)

[News Script: Balloon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 2 balloon flights in the area: 1) the end of a weather balloon's flight from Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo to Dallas, which was exploded by radio control, and the instrument package recovered for analysis; 2) a display at the Casa Linda Shopping Center, where balloonist Don Piccard, how is promoting the movie Mysterious Island, on which he advised - unfortunately the gusty winds are too strong to fly his balloon for day.
Date: December 18, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rodeo stock] (open access)

[News Script: Rodeo stock]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the National Finals Rodeo that takes place a the State Fair Livestock Coliseum.
Date: December 21, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Female impersonator] (open access)

[News Script: Female impersonator]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Thomas Craig Jones, who has been performing to sizeable crowds for the last 10 days at the Playbill Club in North Dallas; Jones is one of the foremost female impersonators in the world, having graduated from Carnegie Tech, and having been in 17 Broadway shows, and doing impersonations since 1956.
Date: December 24, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wreck news briefs] (open access)

[News Script: Wreck news briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a rear end collision that took place in Dallas.
Date: December 15, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Connally] (open access)

[News Script: Connally]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Navy Secretary John Connally holding a press conference at the Hotel Texas announcing his resignation as Navy Secretary in order to run for Governor of Texas; Fred Korth, president of the Continental National Bank in Fort Worth will succeed Connally as Navy Secretary.
Date: December 11, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Train-truck] (open access)

[News Script: Train-truck]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collision between a tank truck and a train in East Dallas.
Date: December 16, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mule] (open access)

[News Script: Mule]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mule who was banned from participating in the Nationals Finals Rodeo in Dallas.
Date: December 29, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bonds issued] (open access)

[News Script: Bonds issued]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a delivery worth five-million dollars that are sold for construction of a new County Courthouse.
Date: December 27, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 49th division] (open access)

[News Script: 49th division]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas 49th armored division who says their goodbyes as they leave to Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sam Rayburn] (open access)

[News Script: Sam Rayburn]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Sam Rayburn, a well known representative in Washington who died of cancer.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Burglary ring] (open access)

[News Script: Burglary ring]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of four members of a group who stole a quantity of items from a Salvation Army warehouse in Dallas; 6 more members are sought for theft of the donations of food, clothing and household goods which were to have been distributed to victims of Hurricane Carla. Those arrested are: James Otis Russell, Pat Lou Wolfinburger, Flo Marie Lazo, and Ray Edward Morton, who is on the FBI wanted list; much of the loot was found at a home in Sansom Park, other items retrieved from pawn shops, grocery store owners, and individuals who had bought the items..
Date: December 10, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Free toys] (open access)

[News Script: Free toys]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about free toys that are provided from the Salvation Army for needy families.
Date: December 22, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Atwell funeral] (open access)

[News Script: Atwell funeral]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a funeral that was held for federal judge William Hawley Atwell.
Date: December 24, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library