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[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.)
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[News Clip: Hijacker]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a man named David Lee Lytle who drunkenly robbed a hotel and stole a car. The video shows police searching the hijacked car and the Park Plaza Motel.
Date: August 7, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Reunion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about ten thousand settlers assembling for the 64th annual Johnson County Old Settlers Reunion. The video shows spectators and performers at Alvarado's town square.
Date: August 7, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Stricken Girl Gets Wish -- French Poodle ; Cobras from India Make Bow at Zoo]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Gayle Teague, a young girl with muscular dystrophy. She has been given a poodle by Doctor Estell White. Fort Worth's Reptile Exhibit is also shown in the video.
Date: August 7, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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