WLBT Newsfilm Collection

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Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D319_1097_ref.mov Street Signs Footage of street signs which are sometimes difficult to find. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.'
MP_198001_D320_1098_ref.mov Ice/Airport Rd./Signs/Stephens ... Silent footage of traffic accidents due to icy road conditions. Silent footage of ribbon-cutting ceremony for opening of new access road to Jackson Municipal Airport. Silent footage of highway signs. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.' Rep. Edgar Stephens is interviewed concerning the possibility of a cut in taxes. Silent footage of Legislature. Gov. John Bell Williams addresses Miss. legislature. Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan and House Speaker John Junkin comment on the address. More footage of Williams, airport road and weather conditions.
MP_198001_D320_1099_ref.mov Ice Storm, Sled Riding Scenes of Jackson after ice storm. People shown sled riding - including reporter Cliff Bingham. Additional: Weather
MP_198001_D320_1100_ref.mov Dr. Nicholas Long Dr. Nicholas Long, Dir. of Therapeutic School and Residence at Hillcrest Children's Center in Washington, discusses mental health problems of children. Long is in town for the annual meeting of Miss. Assoc. for Mental Health.
MP_198001_D320_1101_ref.mov Baptist Hospital Anniversary Miss. Baptist Hospital open house for 60th anniversary. Additional: Hospitals
MP_198001_D320_1102_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis *Sen. John C. Stennis discusses school integration and inflation. Additional: Public Schools, Economy
MP_198001_D32_0148_ref.mov Miss. Freedom Democratic Party *Possibly Robert Stenson reporting of beating he received by a policeman. Black youth talks of brutal treatment from policeman. Speaker from Miss. Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) asks for support for upcoming demonstration. Annie Devine speaks of police brutality, support to MFDP, free elections and a proposed march to Capitol. Ken Dean, Dir. of Miss. Council on Human Relations, talks of rights of free press and protest.
MP_198001_D32_0149_ref.mov Fairgrounds Jail *Fairgrounds jail. Women prisoners eating a meal. Male inmates are shown clapping and singing. Inmates shown together with arms crossed, holding hands and singing. One of the male inmates is E.W. Steptoe. (elderly man)
MP_198001_D32_0150_ref.mov Miss. Freedom Democratic Party *Miss. Freedom Democratic Party News Conference. Speakers are Annie Devine, Robert Stenson and Ken Dean.
MP_198001_D32_0151_ref.mov Demonstration *Demonstration. Police wearing riot helmets walk down street. City Jail. Women prisoners in cells singing and clapping. Additional: Demonstrations
MP_198001_D32_0152_ref.mov Demonstration, First Baptist Church *Demonstration. Police and marchers in front of First Baptist Church. Black man holds sign 'Christians Help Us' Reporters and photographers. Demonstrators arrested and led to police paddy wagon. White woman holds sign 'Christians Stop the Police Brutality' Policeman takes sign and writes her name on the back. Additional: Demonstrations.
MP_198001_D32_0153_ref.mov Memorial March *Memorial March for 3 slain civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Neshoba County. March led by 2 black boys carrying signs 'June 21st 1964' and 'James Chaney Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman' Someone carries an American Flag. Sign 'Did They Die in Vain?' Marchers followed by a Neshoba County sheriff vehicle. Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price is shown. Marchers proceed down dirt road. Area shown where church once stood before it was burned down.
MP_198001_D32_0154_ref.mov Sit-in Demonstration *Sit-in demonstration at State Capitol bldg. steps. Police surround demonstrators. Police carry and/or drag demonstrators to garbage trucks which are used as paddy wagons. Additional: Demonstrations
MP_198001_D32_0155_ref.mov Coordinating Committee *Coordinating Committee. Dr. A.B. Britton, Rev. Allen Johnson and Rev. R.L.T. Smith speak. Upcoming demonstration is mentioned. Reference to Miss. Freedom Democratic Party. Scene changes to demonstrations. Marchers move towards State Capitol Bldg. Back to Coordinating Committee. Statement made concerning those arrested and in jail under city ordinance prohibiting demonstration marches.
MP_198001_D32_0156_ref.mov March to City Hall *Rev. Richmond, Rev. Allen Johnson and others are shown leaving church. Footage of march to City Hall. Rev. R.L.T. Smith and Rev. Allen Johnson are shown at front of march. Rev. Leon Whitney, Rev. Richmond and Charles Evers are shown in the march. Additional: Demonstrations.
MP_198001_D321_1103_ref.mov Stennis/Hamer/Legislature/Police *Silent footage of audience at World Affairs Forum. Silent footage of audience at Tougaloo Southern Christian College. Back to World Affairs Forum where Sen. John C. Stennis addresses audience. Jack Hill reports on second week of Miss. legislature. More footage of Stennis and Hill. Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. More of Stennis. Fannie Lou Hamer addresses group at Tougaloo Southern Christian College. Additional: Crime, Vietnam War
MP_198001_D321_1104_ref.mov Charles Holder Charles Holder, Chairman of the International Gardens Committee, talks about a site for tourism and recreational development.
MP_198001_D321_1105_ref.mov Dr. Garvin Johnston Dr. Garvin Johnston, State Superintendent of Education, talks about proposal to organize statewide school boards association. Additional: Public Schools
MP_198001_D321_1106_ref.mov Bowen/Hall/City Cnsl./Griffin... *David Bowen, Coordinator of Federal-State Programs in Miss., is interviewed. Cary Hall, Regional Dir. of Dept. of Health Education and Welfare, is interviewed. Discusses Head Start Program. Scene changes to City Council meeting. Scene changes to airplane on side of runway. (silent) Congressman Charles Griffin addresses Kiwanis Club. Gov. John Bell Williams discusses employment of veterans. State Sen. Roy Perdue discusses Pearl incorporation. ('People, Places and Things Report') More footage of Griffin and city council. Rudy Shields reads list of demands of black community.
MP_198001_D322_1107_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Report Jack Hill provides report on Miss. legislature. Unidentified man discusses reorganization of school board association.
MP_198001_D322_1108_ref.mov Economic Symposium Footage from Economic Symposium sponsored by Deposit Guaranty Bank. Scene changes to report by Jack Hill on Miss. legislature. More footage of Economic Symposium. Additional: Economy
MP_198001_D322_1109_ref.mov Rep. Robert Clark *Rep. Robert G. Clark announces upcoming conference of black officials.
MP_198001_D322_1110_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Report Jack Hill provides report on session of Miss. legislature. State Rep. Elton Bolton comments on legislation regarding drunk driving.
MP_198001_D322_1111_ref.mov Rep. Robert Lennon State Rep. Robert Lennon is interviewed concerning abortion legislation.
MP_198001_D322_1112_ref.mov Capt. Andrew Serrell Navy Capt. Andrew Serrell talks about pollution and the environment.
MP_198001_D322_1113_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Report Jack Hill provides report on Miss. legislature. State Rep. H.L. Merideth is interviewed concerning the Implied Consent Bill. Legislators are interviewed concerning the Governor's address.
MP_198001_D322_1114_ref.mov King Birthday Observance *Report on observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Silent footage included on exhibits honoring King. Andrew Young addresses group.
MP_198001_D322_1115_ref.mov Police Chief Lavell Tullos Jackson Police Chief Lavell Tullos talks about a new flexible patrol unit. Additional: Crime, Law Enforcement Officials, Jackson Police Dept.