WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D273_0665_ref.mov

    Description: *Dr. Arthur Guyton addresses group at ground-breaking ceremony for Miss. Heart Assoc. headquarters. He discusses heart disease and medical research. Scene changes to interview with Melvin Leventhal concerning school desegregation of public schools. Scene changes to Old Brandon Road where car is on fire. (silent) More footage of Leventhal. Scene changes to James Arden Barnett making statement concerning his defeat in primary election. More footage of Guyton. Additional: Fires, Medicine, Election Campaigns

    Event: Guyton/Leventhal/Barnett

  • MP_198001_D273_0666_ref.mov

    Description: *Bill Pollack, Hinds County Coroner, provides autopsy report on students killed at Jackson State College. Scene changes to interview with Tommy Giordano, of the Census Bureau, concerning population loss in Lauderdale County and Meridian. Scene changes to Jack Curry, of Miss. Air Pollution Control Office, addressing seminar on air pollution. More of Giordano. Additional: Population Statistics

    Event: Pollack/Census Report/Pollution

  • MP_198001_D274_0667_ref.mov

    Description: *Rev. Ralph Abernathy, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses group and announces economic boycott. Additional: Boycotts

    Event: Rev. Ralph Abernathy

  • MP_198001_D274_0668_ref.mov

    Description: *Frank Dunbaugh, of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, addresses conference of Miss. education leaders. He discusses school desegregation. Additional: Public Schools, School Integration

    Event: Frank Dunbaugh

  • MP_198001_D274_0669_ref.mov

    Description: Dr. Ray Lee addresses the Miss. Teenage Republican Convention.

    Event: Dr. Ray Lee

  • MP_198001_D274_0670_ref.mov

    Description: Brick chimney from the old Veterans Administration Hospital is torn down. Additional: Hospitals

    Event: VA Hospital Chimney

  • MP_198001_D274_0671_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis talks about the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam and the Cooper Church Amendment. Additional: Vietnam War

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D274_0672_ref.mov

    Description: Barbara Watson, Administrator of Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, warns Americans of drug arrests in foreign countries. (The.assette duplicate does not have sound) Additional: Drugs

    Event: Barbara Watson

  • MP_198001_D274_0673_ref.mov

    Description: *Mayor Russell Davis talks about report from a committee which investigated the shooting incident at Jackson State College.

    Event: Mayor Russell Davis

  • MP_198001_D274_0674_ref.mov

    Description: *Melvin Leventhal, an attorney for the NAACP, comments on school desegregation plan. Additional: Public Schools, School Integration

    Event: Melvin Leventhal

  • MP_198001_D274_0675_ref.mov

    Description: Presentation of awards to two persons selected as the state's outstanding rehabilitants. Additional: Handicapped Persons

    Event: Rehabilitation Awards

  • MP_198001_D274_0676_ref.mov

    Description: Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime

    Event: Police Report

  • MP_198001_D274_0677_ref.mov

    Description: *Reporter discusses school desegregation, school zoning and busing. Additional: School Integration, Public Schools

    Event: School Desegregation

  • MP_198001_D274_0678_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. John Bell Williams comments on the role of the U.S. Dept. of Justice in the investigation of the shooting incident at Jackson State College.

    Event: Gov. John Bell Williams

  • MP_198001_D274_0679_ref.mov

    Description: Reporter describes City Council meeting. Some footage of meeting shown.

    Event: City Council

  • MP_198001_D274_0680_ref.mov

    Description: Roadblock and detour shown on High Street. Additional: Highway Construction

    Event: Road Detour

  • MP_198001_D275_0681_ref.mov

    Description: Dr. Alton Cobb, Director of Miss. Medicaid Commission, is interviewed concerning medicaid. Scene changes to Gov. John Bell Williams at the Governor's Mansion. He discusses the security of the mansion and the poor condition of the building. More footage of Cobb.

    Event: Meidcaid/Governor's Mansion

  • MP_198001_D275_0682_ref.mov

    Description: Silent footage of Chevron Research Co. and facilities. Scene changes to interview with Dr. Kane of Standard Oil Co. Discusses gasoline and air pollution. Additional: Automobiles

    Event: Chevron Research/Kane

  • MP_198001_D275_0683_ref.mov

    Description: Report on STAR Program (Systematic Training and Redevelopment Program). Additional: Job Training

    Event: STAR Program

  • MP_198001_D275_0684_ref.mov

    Description: Linda Harwood is interviewed concerning her arrest for wearing a see-through blouse. She is wearing the blouse during this interview. Additional: Clothing Styles

    Event: See-Through Blouse

  • MP_198001_D275_0685_ref.mov

    Description: Interview with Herb Touchton of the Census Bureau. Discusses population decrease in Holmes County. Additional: Population Statistics

    Event: Census Bureau

  • MP_198001_D275_0686_ref.mov

    Description: *C.J. Duckworth, Executive Secretary of Miss. Teachers Assoc., invites teachers to join the association.

    Event: C.J. Duckworth

  • MP_198001_D275_0687_ref.mov

    Description: Annual Convention of the Miss. Broadcasters Assoc. Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan addresses group. Additional: Educational Television

    Event: Miss. Broadcasters Assoc.

  • MP_198001_D275_0688_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis talks about the Cooper-Church Amendment.

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D275_0689_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Gov. John Bell Williams. Announces that money for Hurricane Camille victims has been allocated. Ed Brunini talks about rebuilding of Miss. Gulf Coast. Al Rushing, Regional Housing Director, talks about housing situation on the Gulf Coast.

    Event: Williams/Brunini/Rushing

  • MP_198001_D275_0690_ref.mov

    Description: *Melvin Leventhal, an attorney for NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks about school integration plans for public schools. School Board President, C.H. King, talks about court action in regard to school integration. Citizens attending school board meeting are interviewed concerning school integration. Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. More footage of Leventhal. Additional: School Desegregation, Crime

    Event: Leventhal/King/Police Report

  • MP_198001_D276_0691_ref.mov

    Description: *Assist. U.S. Atty. Gen. Jerris Leonard is shown walking to car. Leonard is in charge of federal investigation into Jackson State College shooting incident in May of 1970.

    Event: Jerris Leonard

  • MP_198001_D276_0692_ref.mov

    Description: Maj. Gen. Robert Schira, Assist. Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, talks about the field of dentistry and mouth cancer. Schira is in Jackson for annual meeting of Miss. Dental Assoc. Additional: Medicine

    Event: Maj. Gen. Robert Schira

  • MP_198001_D276_0693_ref.mov

    Description: Report on City Council meeting.

    Event: City Council

  • MP_198001_D276_0694_ref.mov

    Description: Leo Beebe, Executive Vice-Pres. of Philco-Ford Corp., talks about his role within the establishment. Scene changes to Marvin Penton discussing summer jobs for students. More footage of Beebe. Additional: Employment Opportunities, Student Employment

    Event: Leo Beebe/Marvin Penton