WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D283_0754_ref.mov Indian Fair Scenes from 21st annual Choctaw Indian Fair in Neshoba County.
MP_198001_D283_0755_ref.mov Aubrey Graham Aubrey Graham, Imperial Potentate of the Shriners, is interviewed upon arrival in Jackson.
MP_198001_D283_0756_ref.mov Layton/Gaston Ottomar Herrman, owner of Royal Lippizan horses, is interviewed. Scene changes to opening of Miss. Manufacturers Assoc. building. Ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Mayor Russell Davis and Gov. John Bell Williams. (silent) Scene changes to report on hearings for increase in insurance rates. Scene changes to C.J. Duckworth announcing new name for Miss. Teachers Assoc. - MTA-NEA. Duckworth invites teachers from Miss. Education Assoc. to join. Footage of Lippizan horses. (silent) More footage of Duckworth. Additional: Miss. Insurance Commission, Animals
MP_198001_D283_0757_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis talks about military weapons and the Vietnam War.
MP_198001_D283_0758_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D283_0759_ref.mov City Council Report on City Council meeting. Some footage of meeting. Re-hiring of a city employee who had been on strike is discussed. Additional: City Employees
MP_198001_D283_0760_ref.mov Dr. Leslie Bishop Dr. Leslie Bishop is interviewed concerning Leadership Institute for teachers and administrators of public schools.
MP_198001_D283_0761_ref.mov Royal Assoc. of Civilian Pilots Members of Holland's Royal Assoc. of Civilian Pilots meet Gov. John Bell Williams and Atty. Gen. A.F. Summer.
MP_198001_D283_0762_ref.mov Honest John Rocket Camp Shelby. Demonstration of Honest John Rocket. Additional: Military Weapons
MP_198001_D283_0763_ref.mov JSC/Frymier/Galceran *Reporter discusses grand jury report of the investigation into the shooting incident at Jackson State College in May 1970. Scene changes to Mr. Frymier addressing Leadership Institute for teachers and administrators of public schools. Scene changes to interview with Miss. State Univ. ROTC Instructor (Reserve Officers Training Corps) Major Earl Galceran. More footage on Jackson State College incident.
MP_198001_D284_0764_ref.mov Leadership Institute Participants discuss activities of the Leadership Institute for teachers and administrators of public schools.
MP_198001_D284_0765_ref.mov W.D. Rayfield/Shell Oil Well W.D. Rayfield, Chief of Police, talks about his retirement from Jackson Police Dept. Scene changes to Shell Oil Well. (silent) More footage of Rayfield. More footage of oil well. Representative of Shell Oil Co. explains new safety devices at the well. Additional: Law Enforcement Officials
MP_198001_D284_0766_ref.mov David Hagerman David Hagerman, of the Miss. Air and Water Pollution Control Commission, talks about meeting with representatives of the state's wood pressure treatment industries. Additional: Pollution, Industry
MP_198001_D284_0767_ref.mov President Imari Imari, President of the Republic of New Africa, is interviewed.
MP_198001_D284_0768_ref.mov Insurance Hearings/Guice/Olson Scenes from hearings in regard to increase of insurance rates. Scene changes to Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice discussing redevelopment of the Miss. Gulf Coast after Hurricane Camille. Dr. Arthur Olson, of Georgia State Univ., talks about reading and skill development is children. More footage of insurance meetings. Additional: Education, Miss. Insurance Commission
MP_198001_D284_0769_ref.mov Leadership Institute Dr. Paul Halverson, of the Univ. of Georgia, talks about Leadership Institute for teachers and administrators of public schools.
MP_198001_D284_0770_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D284_0771_ref.mov Univ. of Southern Miss. Football Football coach for Univ. of Southern Miss. talks about need for a stadium. He comments on the football team.
MP_198001_D284_0772_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis *Sen. John C. Stennis comments on school integration. Additional: School Desegregation, Public Schools
MP_198001_D284_0773_ref.mov Kids for Chris/Johnson on MEA Governor's office. Representative from Jaycees in Columbus talks about 'Kids for Chris' program. Christine McClamroch, Miss Mississippi of 1970, receives check from Gov. John Bell Williams for the program. Scene changes to interview with Charles A. Johnson concerning the Miss. Education Assoc. More footage of Governor's office.
MP_198001_D284_0774_ref.mov Miss. Farm Bureau Safety Seminar Safety Seminar sponsored by Miss. Farm Bureau. Additional: Automobiles
MP_198001_D284_0775_ref.mov Jimmy Morrow State Rep. James Morrow announces National Conference of State Legislative Leaders on Miss. Gulf Coast.
MP_198001_D285_0776_ref.mov Water Damage at Governor's Mansion Cecil Yarboro, Director of State Building Commission, describes rain water damage to Governor's Mansion.
MP_198001_D285_0777_ref.mov Miss. Dept. of Public Welfare Morris Priebatsch, Miss. Dept. of Public Welfare, is interviewed concerning new system for providing welfare services more efficiently.
MP_198001_D285_0778_ref.mov Neshoba County Fair *Jackson Day at Neshoba County Fair. Footage of campgrounds and people attending fair. (silent) Speeches by William Waller, Allen C. Thompson, William F. Winter, Ross Barnett, Joe Sharp, Charles L. Sullivan and Jimmy Swan. News staff, Woodie Assaf and Mark Ledbetter, are present. Singing and dancing performed. Waller, Thompson, Swan comment on private and public school systems and Federal government involvment in education systems. Others comment on Hurricane Camille.
MP_198001_D285_0779_ref.mov City Parks/Bishop/GM & O/Duckworth Footage of children participating in activities at city park for Field Day - summer playground program. Scene changes to interview with Dr. Leslie Bishop concerning Leadership Institute for teachers and administrators of public schools. Footage of GM & O train derailment. (silent) Scene changes to C.J. Duckworth commenting on lawsuits against teachers. More footage of Bishop interview and city park. Additional: Parks, Train Derailments, Recreational Facilities
MP_198001_D285_0780_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis *Sen. John C. Stennis discusses school integration. Additional: School Desegregation, Public Schools
MP_198001_D285_0781_ref.mov Matt Byrne *Matt Byrne is interviewed concerning upcoming hearings of President's Commission on Campus Unrest. Comments on shooting incident at Jackson State College in May 1970.
MP_198001_D285_0782_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D285_0783_ref.mov Mt. Beulah *Report on funding of Mt. Beulah (Southern Christian Institute).