WLBT Newsfilm Collection
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MP_198001_D265_0606_ref.mov
Description: *State Rep. Robert G. Clark comments on school desegregation, public schools and school integration.
Event: Rep. Robert G. Clark
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MP_198001_D265_0607_ref.mov
Description: News conference with John Buffington concerning Clay County Courthouse bombing. Additional: Bombings
Event: John Buffington
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MP_198001_D265_0608_ref.mov
Description: Terry Road. Report on construction of Terry Road. Additional: Highway Construction.
Event: Terry Road Construction
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MP_198001_D265_0609_ref.mov
Description: Program Coordinator David Bowen talks about conference for federal, state and local officials which is sponsored by Governor's Office of Federal-State Programs.
Event: David Bowen
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MP_198001_D265_0610_ref.mov
Description: Scenes of silver mine in North Carolina. Videocassette duplicate does not have sound. Additional: Mining
Event: Silver Mine
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MP_198001_D265_0611_ref.mov
Description: Scenes of transportation exhibit. Videocassette duplicate does not have sound.
Event: Transportation Exhibit
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MP_198001_D265_0612_ref.mov
Description: Report on fire of unidentified building. Nighttime scenes of firefighters in action. (silent) Additional: Fires
Event: Fire
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MP_198001_D265_0613_ref.mov
Description: Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
Event: Police Report
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MP_198001_D265_0614_ref.mov
Description: *Sen. John C. Stennis talks about school desegregation in the North. Additional: Public Schools
Event: Sen. John C. Stennis
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MP_198001_D265_0615_ref.mov
Description: Dr. Charles Hogarth, President of Miss. College for Women, talks about women's colleges. Additional: Colleges and Universities, College Presidents
Event: Dr. Charles Hogarth
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MP_198001_D265_0617_ref.mov
Description: Report on catfish industry in the state.
Event: Catfish Industry
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MP_198001_D265_0618_ref.mov
Description: *Mr. Christenburg, of the U.S. Justice Dept., talks about compliance with school desegregation order. Additional: Public Schools
Event: Christenburg of U.S. Justice Dept.
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MP_198001_D265_0619_ref.mov
Description: Interview with Clarence Hine of Council of Governments. Scene changes to interview with Commissioner Ed Cates concerning downtown redevelopment. Interview with Ronald Cyphers concerning deaf and blind children. More footage of Hine. Scene changes to Junior Achievement banquet. (silent) More footage of Cyphers. Additional: Urban Renewal, Blind Persons
Event: Hine/Cates/Cyphers/Jr Achievement
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MP_198001_D266_0620_ref.mov
Description: Footage on Astronaut Fred Haise from Biloxi, Miss. Parade in honor of Haise. Sign 'Welcome Home Fred Haise' Interviews with friends and relatives. Gov. John Bell Williams declares May 9, 1970 as 'Fred Haise Day'
Event: Fred Haise
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MP_198001_D266_0621_ref.mov
Description: *Nighttime scene on Lynch Street. Reporter talks about campus disturbance at Jackson State College. Law enforcement officials, Mayor Russell Davis and students are shown. (silent) Scene changes to next day at news conference with Davis who comments on incident at the college. Scene changes to John Brookins, Jackson State College Student Body President, commenting on incident. Occurs approximately a week before campus shooting.
Event: Jackson State College Incident
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MP_198001_D266_0622_ref.mov
Description: Houston Minniece, of the Miss. Insurance Underwriters Assoc., talks about housing codes on Miss. Gulf Coast.
Event: Houston Minniece
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MP_198001_D267_0623_ref.mov
Description: *Charles Evers talks about the shooting incident at Jackson State College. Scene changes to news conference with Mayor Russell Davis. He comments on the shooting. Jackson State College students comment on the shooting. Footage of bullet hole in the dormitory. Scenes of blood stains on the grass.
Event: Jackson State College Shooting
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MP_198001_D267_0624_ref.mov
Description: Report on Family Planning Center.
Event: Family Planning Center
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MP_198001_D267_0625_ref.mov
Description: News conference with unidentified men. Discuss property insurance and flood insurance.
Event: News Conference
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MP_198001_D267_0626_ref.mov
Description: Heidelberg Hotel. Gov. John Bell Williams awards Miss. Medal of Honor to Astronaut Fred Haise of Biloxi. Haise speech to Jaycees. Scene changes to Judge Jack Wallace addressing Citizens' Council banquet. Scene changes to interview with Jim Harrison concerning summer jobs for students. More footage of Haise. Additional: Employment Opportunities
Event: Haise/Wallace/Youth Job Center
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MP_198001_D268_0627_ref.mov
Description: *Scenes of Jackson State College after shooting incident. Charles Evers and Sen. Walter Mondale are shown talking.
Event: Jackson State College
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MP_198001_D268_0628_ref.mov
Description: *Dr. John Martin, Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, announces the closing of city schools on May 21st and 22nd due to shooting incident at Jackson State College.
Event: Dr. John Martin
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MP_198001_D268_0629_ref.mov
Description: *Hearing of shooting incident at Jackson State College. Cliff Alexander and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale comment on the incident. Scene changes to Jackson State College where students congregate outside of building where shooting occurred. (silent)
Event: Jackson State College Hearing
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MP_198001_D268_0630_ref.mov
Description: Helicopter Ambulance arrives at Univ. Medical Ctr. Hospital personnel carry patient on stretcher from helicopter to hospital. Additional: Emergency Medical Services
Event: Helicopter Ambulance
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MP_198001_D268_0631_ref.mov
Description: *Roy Wilkins comments on the shooting incident at Jackson State College. Sen. Birch Bayh, Sen. Walter Mondale and Cliff Alexander listen to students describe incident.
Event: Jackson State College Hearing
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MP_198001_D268_0632_ref.mov
Description: *Mayor Russell Davis makes comments on meeting he attended. Scene changes to Dr. John Martin, Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, addressing Civitan Club. Discusses school absenteeism since shooting incident at Jackson State College.
Event: Dr. John Martin
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MP_198001_D268_0633_ref.mov
Description: Scenes of students entering Youth Job Center. Students apply for summer jobs. Additional: Employment Opportunities
Event: Summer Jobs for Students
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MP_198001_D268_0634_ref.mov
Description: *Scenes of march protesting shooting incident at Jackson State College. Scene changes to meeting with Mayor Russell Davis concerning the sale of the Jackson City Auditorium. More footage of march. Additional: Demonstrations
Event: Protest March/City Auditorium Sale
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MP_198001_D269_0635_ref.mov
Description: *Mayor Russell Davis and Dr. John Peoples testify before the President's Commission on Campus Unrest concerning the shooting incident at Jackson State College in May of 1970.
Event: Commission on Campus Unrest