WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D306_0992_ref.mov Sen. James O. Eastland Sen. James O. Eastland addresses annual convention of Miss. Farm Bureau Federation. Discusses Family Assistance Act.
MP_198001_D306_0993_ref.mov Neighborhood School *Report on school organized by group of parents in a neighborhood of Jackson. Parents are protesting school desegregation plan.
MP_198001_D306_0994_ref.mov Diabetic Testing Station Jackson Mall. Scenes from diabetic testing station. Testing is provided by Hinds County Board of Health. Additional: Health Care Services
MP_198001_D306_0995_ref.mov Sen. James O. Eastland Sen. James O. Eastland addresses Miss. Farm Bureau Federation.
MP_198001_D306_0996_ref.mov Civil Defense Test Report on civil defense test by Hinds County civil defense personnel.
MP_198001_D306_0997_ref.mov Christmas Decorations Footage of Christmas decorations downtown. Additional: Holidays
MP_198001_D306_0998_ref.mov William Spencer/Restaurant Fire William Spencer, of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., addresses newsmen's luncheon. Discusses insurance industry. Silent footage of Dear's Country House Restaurant after fire completely destroyed building. (Wynndale, Miss.) Additional: Fires
MP_198001_D306_0999_ref.mov Civil Defense Test Mayor Russell Davis discusses civil defense test.
MP_198001_D306_1000_ref.mov Jets Return From Vietnam Key Field in Meridian, Miss. Reconnaissance jets arrive from Vietnam as part of troop withdrawal. Additional: Vietnam War
MP_198001_D306_1001_ref.mov Boy Scout Exposition Footage of Boy Scout Exposition at fairgrounds. Additional: Boy Scouts
MP_198001_D306_1002_ref.mov Jimmy Smith *News conference with Jimmy Smith, black candidate for Mayor of Port Gibson. Smith charges that there is a conspiracy to draft him into the armed forces to prevent his election. Additional: Military Draft
MP_198001_D306_1003_ref.mov Letters for P.O.W. Release Boxes of letters requesting release of American prisoners of war are loaded onto Miss. Air National Guard airplane. Letters will be sent to Paris peace talks. Additional: Vietnam War
MP_198001_D306_1004_ref.mov Rep. Charles Mitchell State Rep. Charles Mitchell talks about reapportionment in Miss. legislature.
MP_198001_D306_1005_ref.mov China Jason Parker, Policy Planning Officer of U.S. State Dept., talks about China. Additional: World Affairs
MP_198001_D306_1006_ref.mov Children's Hospital/Stennis Silent footage of Children's Hospital at Univ. Medical Ctr. Scene changes to Sen. John C. Stennis discussing the increase in drug usage by young people and in the military. (The.assette duplicate is silent) More footage of Children's Hospital. Hospital representative describes new hospital facility. Additional: Drug Abuse, Marijuana, Hospitals
MP_198001_D307_1007_ref.mov Astronaut Donald Peterson Reporter taking notes. Scene changes to report on Astronaut Donald Peterson. Additional: NASA
MP_198001_D307_1008_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D307_1009_ref.mov J.R. Peterson J.R. Peterson, Assist. Director of Miss. Research and Development Ctr., talks about the state's economy.
MP_198001_D307_1010_ref.mov Sgt. Robert White *Sgt. Robert White, of the Jackson Police Dept., talks about being the first black to be promoted to Sergeant. Additional: Law Enforcement Officials
MP_198001_D307_1011_ref.mov Fire/Shell Oil/City Cnsl./Griffith Silent footage of fire in building which adjoins the Colonial House Cafeteria. Scene changes to news conference with Frank Poorman, of Shell Oil Co., regarding gas well near Piney Woods. Scene changes to report on City Council meeting. Silent footage of banquet honoring retiring Assist. State Superintendent of Education - R.W. Griffith. More footage of fire. Additional: Fires
MP_198001_D307_1012_ref.mov Outdoor Recreation Conference Forrest Durand, Assist. Regional Dir. of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, addresses annual Outdoor Recreation Planning Conference.
MP_198001_D307_1013_ref.mov Helicopters Report on helicopters which will be utilized for emergency medical services and monitoring traffic conditions.
MP_198001_D307_1014_ref.mov Gambling Devices/Davis/Head Start *Silent footage of gambling devices which were confiscated by the FBI. Included are pinball machines and slot machines. Scene changes to news conference with Mayor Russell Davis. Discusses possible increase in taxes. Scene changes to Mrs. Rosie Reynolds talking about recent trip to Washington, D.C. concerning Head Start Program. More footage of gambling devices. (silent) More footage of Davis. Discusses having a black on City Planning Board. Additional: Federal Bureau of Investigation
MP_198001_D308_1015_ref.mov U.S. Commisssioner on Aging John Martin, U.S. Commissioner on Aging, talks about the purpose of his visit to Jackson and the problems of the elderly. Additional: Senior Citizens
MP_198001_D308_1016_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D308_1017_ref.mov Donald Peterson Astronaut Donald Peterson is interviewed. Additional: NASA
MP_198001_D308_1018_ref.mov Santa Bus/Miss. State Univ. Report on Santa Bus for downtown Christmas shoppers. Silent footage of construction work at Miss. State Univ. More footage of Santa Bus. (silent) Additional: Public Transportation
MP_198001_D308_1019_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis talks about U.S. entry into North Vietnam prisoner of war camp. The.assette duplicate is silent. Additional: Vietnam War, Prisoners of War
MP_198001_D308_1020_ref.mov STAR Program *News conference with State NAACP Pres., Aaron Henry, Dr. Aaron Shirley, Owen Brooks and others concerning STAR Program.
MP_198001_D308_1021_ref.mov Jim Walters Jim Walters, of the Jackson Police Dept.'s Community Relations Division, talks about problems for Jackson police. Additional: Law Enforcement Officials