WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D267_0624_ref.mov Family Planning Center Report on Family Planning Center.
MP_198001_D267_0625_ref.mov News Conference News conference with unidentified men. Discuss property insurance and flood insurance.
MP_198001_D267_0626_ref.mov Haise/Wallace/Youth Job Center 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
MP_198001_D268_0627_ref.mov Jackson State College *Scenes of Jackson State College after shooting incident. Charles Evers and Sen. Walter Mondale are shown talking.
MP_198001_D268_0628_ref.mov Dr. John Martin *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.
MP_198001_D268_0629_ref.mov Jackson State College Hearing *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)
MP_198001_D268_0630_ref.mov Helicopter Ambulance Helicopter Ambulance arrives at Univ. Medical Ctr. Hospital personnel carry patient on stretcher from helicopter to hospital. Additional: Emergency Medical Services
MP_198001_D268_0631_ref.mov Jackson State College Hearing *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.
MP_198001_D268_0632_ref.mov Dr. John Martin *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.
MP_198001_D268_0633_ref.mov Summer Jobs for Students Scenes of students entering Youth Job Center. Students apply for summer jobs. Additional: Employment Opportunities
MP_198001_D268_0634_ref.mov Protest March/City Auditorium Sale *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
MP_198001_D269_0635_ref.mov Commission on Campus Unrest *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.
MP_198001_D269_0636_ref.mov City Council Reporter Cliff Bingham provides report on City Council meeting.
MP_198001_D269_0637_ref.mov Hunger and Poverty *Unidentified women speak about hunger and poverty among the races.
MP_198001_D269_0638_ref.mov Commission on Campus Unrest *Dr. John Peoples and Mayor Russell Davis testify before the President's Commission on Campus Unrest concerning shooting incident at Jackson State College in May 1970.
MP_198001_D270_0639_ref.mov NAACP News Conference *NAACP News Conference concerning shooting incident at Jackson State College. Alex Waites ? makes statement. Student describes the incident. Comments are made by Charles Evers and Rep. Robert G. Clark. Scene changes to Jackson State College where flowers are shown in front of dormitory.
MP_198001_D270_0640_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis comments on the Vietnam War.
MP_198001_D270_0641_ref.mov Jackson State College *Students at Jackson State College are interviewed concerning the shooting incident. Bullet holes in the dormitory are shown. Students demonstrate on campus. Sign 'Shoot Me My Back is Turned' Scene changes to news conference with Sen. Edward Brook concerning incident.
MP_198001_D270_0642_ref.mov Delta Council/Jackson State College *U.S. Atty. Gen. John M. Mitchell addresses Delta Council in Cleveland, Miss. Scene changes to demonstration march of Blacks concerning shooting incident incident at Jackson State College. (silent) Charles Evers, Sen. Edward Brook, Dr. John Peoples and others examine bullet holes in dormitory. (silent) Scene changes to Delta Council. (silent) Scene changes to news conference with Sen. Edward Brook concerning the shooting.
MP_198001_D27_0141_ref.mov City Hall City Hall. Footage shows interior of building after remodeling. City employees are shown working at their desks. Mayor Allen C. Thompson in his office.
MP_198001_D271_0643_ref.mov Davis/Firebombing/National Guard *Mayor Russell Davis proclaims Sunday, May 24, as a day of prayer because of the shooting incident at Jackson State College. Scene changes to grocery store on Wood Street which had been firebombed. (silent) More footage of Davis. Scene changes to Fairgrounds area where National Guard vehicles and personnel are shown. Reporter discusses the presence of the National Guard in the city. More footage of grocery store. More footage of National Guard. Additional: Bombings
MP_198001_D271_0644_ref.mov Congressional Visit/Funeral/Collins *U.S. Congressional members arrive at Jackson State College. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine and Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois are shown. Bullet holes in dormitory are shown. Scene changes to funeral service of James Green - a student killed in shooting incident at Jackson State College. Charles Evers speaks at funeral service. More footage of Senators at Jackson State College. Scene changes to interview with Mrs. Tom Collins concerning letters she received from her husband - a prisoner of war in Vietnam. More footage of funeral service. Additional: Prisoners of War, Vietnam War
MP_198001_D272_0645_ref.mov Smith Park Rally *Rally in Smith Park to protest shooting incident at Jackson State College. Additional: Demonstrations
MP_198001_D272_0646_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis comments on inflation. (The.assette duplicate does not have sound)
MP_198001_D272_0647_ref.mov Mayor Russell Davis *Mayor Russell Davis dismisses committee which has completed investigation of shooting incident at Jackson State College.
MP_198001_D272_0648_ref.mov Natchez Salute Natchez Mayor Tony Byrne addresses Exchange Club on facts about Natchez. Mayor Russell Davis and Gov. John Bell Williams comment on the city.
MP_198001_D272_0649_ref.mov Drowning Men carry body of drowning victim, John Brooks. Drowning occurred south of Raymond, Miss. Additional: Drownings
MP_198001_D272_0650_ref.mov Family Planning Center Report on family planning center located on Farrish Street.