WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_M07_4260_ref.mov Westinghouse Plant Vicksburg, Miss. Employees working at Westinghouse Lighting Equipment Plant. Additional: Industry, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
MP_198001_M08_4261_ref.mov Neshoba County Fair Scenes from Neshoba County Fair. Gov. James P. Coleman is shown.
MP_198001_M09_4262_ref.mov Meredith News Conference *News conference with James Meredith and Medgar Evers, Field Secretary of Miss. NAACP. Meredith announces that he will register for his second semester at the Univ. of Miss.
MP_198001_M100_4353_ref.mov Roy Wilkins *Roy Wilkins talks about Mississippi's economy and the Freedom Riders. Additional: NAACP
MP_198001_M101_4354_ref.mov Professional Football in Miss. In a news conference Gov. John Bell Williams announces the scheduling of a professional football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals. The game is to be the first professional game played at the Mississippi Memorial Stadium. Chairman of the Stadium Zach Hederman speaks. General Manager of the Chiefs Jack Steadman and Assistant Manager of the Cincinnati Bengals shown.
MP_198001_M102_4355_ref.mov The School Story Video produced by the Jackson Municipal Separate School District. Aired on WLBT on 5/4/1971. Video shows the Jackson Public School integration process. Various public schools and buildings. Students shown in classrooms and playgrounds with teachers. Biracial neighborhood shown. Board of Education meeting with teachers and citizens. Teachers in training and workshops. Students and teachers using audio-visual equipment in classrooms and studio. Dr.Brandon Sparkman, Reber Laton and Dr. Harry Kirshman speak.
MP_198001_M103_4356_ref.mov Year End Report Video recording of same footage as reel D318, but WLBT's Mark Ledbetter narrates each 1970 news event. Disater Relief Committee meets on the MS Coast. Gov. Williams speaks. Dr. John Martin discusses Jackson Public School integration. Desegregation of schools shown. Headstart protests. Natural gas explosion in Rankin Co. Melvin Laird speaks on POW's. Fred Haise day in Biloxi. Corinth tornado. Shooting at Jackson State College: Mayor Davis at road block, students describe shooting, bullet holes in dorm, hearing and funeral at Masonic Temple. Southern Gov. Conference. General election.
MP_198001_M10_4263_ref.mov Nixon Visits Jackson Vice-President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon arrive at airport. Nixon, candidate in presidential election, is accompanied by Secretary of the Interior Fred M. Seaton. The Nixons are greeted at airport by Gov. Ross Barnett and Miss Hospitality of 1960, June Wood. Sound footage of Nixon addressing crowd from platform in front of Governor's Mansion. Miss. Republican Party Chairman Wirt Yerger is present.
MP_198001_M104_4357_ref.mov Teen Tempos, New Year Resolutions WLBT's Teen Tempos reporter interviews people, inside the Jackson Mall, about their new year resolutions for 1971. The host of Teen Tempos, 1967-1969, and Santa Claus are also interviewed.
MP_198001_M105_4358_ref.mov William Munger President of Lamar Life, William Munger, discusses the events which lead up to the James Meredith integration riot at the Univ. of Miss. Munger suggests that Gov. Ross Barnett inform the public not to resort to violence. Munger also appeals to Barnett to arrest General Edwin A. Walker for instigating the students to riot.
MP_198001_M105_4359_ref.mov Gov. Ross Barnett Gov. Ross Barnett speech on live television broadcast concerning the doctrine of interposition.
MP_198001_M105_4360_ref.mov Meredith, Woolfolk State Office Live broadcast from the Woolfolk State Office Building. James Meredith arriving with John Doar and James McShane. John Doar reads statement to Gov. Ross Barnett in front of the Office of Higher Learning. Doar requests that Meredith be registered to the Univ. of Miss. Barnett denies by reading a proclamation to them. After Barnett denies Meredith crowd in and around the building cheer. Meredith shown leaving the building while crowd shouts.
MP_198001_M105_4361_ref.mov Gov. Ross Barnett at State Office Live broadcast at the Woolfolk State Office Building. Gov. Ross Barnett arrives at the State Office Building for a State College Board meeting and to wait for James Meredith, John Doar and James McShane. Miss. Highway Patrol entering building. Crowd shown in and around the building. News men interview a man concerning a sign he is holding. More footage of the crowd waiting for Meredith's arrival.
MP_198001_M105_4362_ref.mov Gov. Ross Barnett broadcast Gov. Ross Barnett speaks on a NBC special news report. Barnett requests the removal of James Meredith and all federal officers from the Univ. of Miss. in order to stop further riots.
MP_198001_M105_4363_ref.mov Univ. of Miss. panel discussion Panel discussion on live broadcast with Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson, WLBT's Cliff Bingham, Miss. Highway Patrolmen Cole, Newman and, Welby Brunt and Senator John McLaurin. Panel discusses the events which led up to the riot at the Univ. of Miss.
MP_198001_M105_4364_ref.mov NBC News on James Meredith NBC News special report on James Meredith and the Univ. of Miss. Special report from reporter Richard Vallarioni. Report shows interviews with Univ. of Miss. students, school Chaplin Rev. Wofford Smith, Professor of History at Ole Miss Richard S. Stewart, Chancellor John D. Williams and Citizens Council Pres. William J. Simmons. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB Katzenbach interviewed after program.
MP_198001_M105_4365_ref.mov Pres. John F. Kennedy news conf. NBC News, Pres. John F. Kennedy news conference. Kennedy comments on the cost to enroll James Meredith at the Univ. of Miss. Kennedy further comments on if Meredith will register for a second semester at Ole Miss.
MP_198001_M106_4366_ref.mov Mechacebe Documentary Documentary narrated by WLBT reporter Forrest Cox. Discusses the history of navigation on the Mississippi River. Various steam and tug-boats shown.
MP_198001_M107_4367_ref.mov President Richard Nixon Live television broadcast from Gulfport International Air Base of President Richard Nixon and wife arriving to Gulf Coast after Hurricane Camille. Reporters Ray Butterfield, Bert Case, Mark Ledbetter and Keith discuss his coming and the current conditions of the Coast after Camille. Large crowd, Boys and Girls Scouts. Nixon arrives in Air Force One. Interviews with Senators Stennis and Eastland and Congressman Colmer prior to arrival. Nixon speaks to crowd about federal funding. Nixon and first lady meet crowd.
MP_198001_M108_4368_ref.mov Miss. Game and Fish PSA PSA produced by WLBT for the Miss. Game and Fish Commission. Older man and boy walking in field with guns while Paul Ott Carruth is singing vocals..
MP_198001_M109_4369_ref.mov Coffee With Judy Christmas Special Coffee With Judy Show with Judy Denson. Christmas special with artist Jennings Poole drawing a Christmas scene. Judy Denson and Cyndi Brunson sing carols with WLBT and WJDX staff members and their families. Santa Claus sings with Denson. Advertisements for Super Furniture Market, Magnolia Brand Ham, and Pam shown during the show.
MP_198001_M110_4370_ref.mov WLBT Weather Radar 3 WLBT PSA on their weather radar capabilities. Weather on screen radar shown. Voice of Woodie Assaf discusses the difference between tornado warnings and tornado watches by showing educational footage from the National Weather Service. More footage of on screen radar.
MP_198001_M111_4371_ref.mov Archie Manning Reporter interviews Archie Manning in Drew, Miss. while Manning is driving through town. Manning discusses his athletic career growing up in Drew. Manning shows where he worked, shopped and went to church.
MP_198001_M112_4372_ref.mov Spurgeon May Cart race and accident at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Recorded for Coffee with Judy show.
MP_198001_M113_4373_ref.mov Hurricane Camille Report Cliff Bingham narrates footage of Hurricane Camille the day after the storm. Same footage as reel D197 Item 333. Bingham identifies and describes aerial footage of the damaged Gulf Coast.
MP_198001_M11_4264_ref.mov City Hall Footage of the inside and outside of City Hall before major remodeling. City departments and city employees shown. Mayor Allen C. Thompson at his desk.
MP_198001_M114_4374_ref.mov Eagle Lake Dam Construction work being done to control flooding and pollution in and around Eagle Lake. Narrator Forrest Cox explains the process that led to construction. Fishing boats shown on Eagle Lake.
MP_198001_M115_4375_ref.mov Coon Hunt Reporter Forrest Cox narrates a racoon hunt he went on. Hunters shown with coon dogs getting ready for hunt. Coon dogs shown after treeing a racoon. Hunter shown holding a racoon. Hunters and coon dogs sitting around a fire.
MP_198001_M116_4376_ref.mov Automobile Safety PSA WLBT produced PSA on automobile safety. Automobile junk yard shown to symbolize that cars are replaceable while people are not. Unidentified cemetery shown.
MP_198001_M117_4379_ref.mov Coffee With Judy Arts and crafts enthusiast Anna Bee appearing on the Coffee With Judy show. Anna Bee designs unique Christmas gift wrap for her Christmas presents. Her designs include toy tractors, cows and dolls. Advertisement for the Candlestick Shopping Merchants Association. Association representative, Clyde Chapman, leans on a Pinto car to be given away.