WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D327_1190_ref.mov Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Uree Garner, Director of Miss. Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, talks about the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Additional: Liquor
MP_198001_D327_1191_ref.mov Miss. Beta Club Miss. Beta Club convention.
MP_198001_D327_1192_ref.mov Clackers/Legislature Cliff Bingham talks about new craze in toys - clackers. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.' Scene changes to report by Jack Hill on Miss. legislature. State Sen. R.B. Reeves comments on county road construction. State Rep. Stone Barefield comments on trusty system at Parchman State Penitentiary. Scene changes to children and adults playing with clackers. (silent) Additional: Prisons
MP_198001_D327_1193_ref.mov Basketball Girls basketball. Additional: Sports Events
MP_198001_D328_1194_ref.mov FOCUS Rally/Courthouse Parking *Scenes from rally sponsored by the group FOCUS - Freedom of Choice in the United States.(Feb. 5) Gov. John Bell Williams addresses rally. Scene changes to construction site of parking lot for Hinds County Courthouse. (silent) Scene changes to Jackson Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. John Martin, discussing school atmosphere during first day of school integration. Others comment on situation. More footage of FOCUS Rally. Allen C. Thompson addresses group. Additional: Public Schools, School Desegregation
MP_198001_D328_1195_ref.mov Rep. H.L. Merideth *State Rep. H.L. Merideth is interviewed about school desegregation and a bill concerning the office of District Attorney.
MP_198001_D328_1196_ref.mov Freeman Evans Freeman Evans, of the Miss. Safety Council, talks about the Implied Consent Bill.
MP_198001_D328_1197_ref.mov Miss. Classification Commission Members of Miss. Classification Commission explain plan to establish job qualifications and standards of uniform salary scales for state employees.
MP_198001_D328_1198_ref.mov Thigpen/Lester/Molpus/Banquet State Rep. J.A. Thigpen and Horace Lester comment on pay raises for teachers. Sen. Molpus comments on fire ant eradication program. Scene changes to awards banquet of sales and marketing executives of Jackson. (silent) More footage of Lester.
MP_198001_D328_1199_ref.mov Classification Comm./City Council Silent footage of audience. (possibly program for Black History Week at Millsaps College) Silent footage of members of Miss. Classification Commission. Scene changes to City Council meeting with Mayor Russell Davis. More footage of Miss. Classification Commission. Members talk about salaries of state employees
MP_198001_D328_1200_ref.mov VA Presentations John Byrd, Director of Veterans Administration Center, presents certificates of eligibility to Stephen Kerin and Mrs. Thomas Collins.
MP_198001_D328_1201_ref.mov Horses Cliff Bingham reports from riding club in North Jackson. Bingham is shown riding horse. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.' Additional: Animals
MP_198001_D328_1202_ref.mov Horace Turnbull *Horace Turnbull, President of the Student Government at Tougaloo Southern Christian College, talks about incidents between students and law enforcement officials.
MP_198001_D328_1203_ref.mov Mayor Russell Davis News conference with Mayor Russell Davis. Discusses school board appointment. Additional: Jackson City School Board
MP_198001_D328_1204_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Jack Hill reports on Miss. legislature. State Senators A.J. Foster, Vol Jones and Ollie Mohamed comment on bill which would create new state agency - Bureau of Drug Enforcement. Additional: Drugs
MP_198001_D328_1205_ref.mov McClure/PPT/Prisons/Hansen Actor Doug McClure is interviewed. (sound and silent) Silent footage of mailboxes. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.' More of McClure. Sound and silent footage of hearing held by Senate Penitentiary Subcommittee. Scene changes to Texas businessman H. Ross Perot. (silent) Sound and silent footage of Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen of Washington addressing joint session of legislature. More footage of McClure. Additional: Prisons, Parchman State Penitentiary, Entertainers
MP_198001_D329_1206_ref.mov Implied Consent Bill Freeman Evans, of the Miss. Safety Council, comments on Implied Consent Bill.
MP_198001_D329_1207_ref.mov Airplane Crash Scenes from airplane crash near Bolton, Miss. Additional: Airplane Crashes
MP_198001_D329_1208_ref.mov Black History Week Silent footage of exhibit for Black History Week. Reporter Corrice Collins talks about scheduled events at colleges and universities for Black History Week.
MP_198001_D329_1209_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D329_1210_ref.mov Baseball Player Major league baseball player (Williams) talks about his profession. Additional: Athletes
MP_198001_D329_1211_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis talks about Vietnam War. The.assette duplicate is silent.
MP_198001_D329_1212_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Jack Hill reports on Miss. legislature. State Senators Theodore Smith and Marion Smith and House Speaker John Junkin talk about extending the legislative session.
MP_198001_D329_1213_ref.mov Business Report Research Economist Irlyn Cruthirds, of Miss. Research and Development Ctr., provides monthly business report. She provides population statistics for the state.
MP_198001_D329_1214_ref.mov Ambassador from Ghana Ebenezer Moses Debrah, Ambassador from Ghana, talks to reporters. He is in Jackson for Black History Week.
MP_198001_D329_1215_ref.mov Longwood Plantation Natchez, Miss. Footage of Longwood Plantation which was designated as a national historic landmark by the National Park Service.
MP_198001_D329_1216_ref.mov Police Report Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime
MP_198001_D329_1217_ref.mov Basketball Footage of basketball game. Additional: Sports Events
MP_198001_D329_1218_ref.mov Automation and Cotton Industry Footage of farm near Canton. Farm animals and equipment used in cotton fields are shown. Additional: Cotton Industry, Agriculture
MP_198001_D329_1219_ref.mov Sen. John C. Stennis Sen. John C. Stennis talks about Laos and the Vietnam War. The.assette duplicate is silent.