WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D33_0161_ref.mov

    Description: *Neshoba County Fair. Speeches by Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin, William Winter, John Bell Williams and Ross Barnett. Additional: Miss. Freedom Democratic Party, Voter Registration, Voting Rights Act

    Event: Neshoba County Fair Speeches

  • MP_198001_D33_0162_ref.mov

    Description: Hugh L. White Funeral. Gov. Paul B. Johnson comments on death of White. Footage on White's life. American Flag and Miss. State Flag at half-mast at Woolfolk State Office Bldg. Casket inside State Capitol. Johnson, Lt. Gov. and Mrs. Carroll Gartin, James P. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Barnett and others arrive at funeral.

    Event: Hugh L. White Funeral

  • MP_198001_D331_1246_ref.mov

    Description: Footage from tornado destruction in the Delta. Additional: Tornadoes

    Event: Delta Tornadoes

  • MP_198001_D332_1247_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of destruction from tornadoes in the Delta.

    Event: Delta Tornadoes

  • MP_198001_D333_1248_ref.mov

    Description: Silent footage of destruction from tornadoes in Miss. Delta. Scene changes to Jackson City Auditorium where H. Ross Perot participates in 'Free the Prisoners' Day Program. Scene changes to high school basketball tournament. (silent) More footage of tornado destruction and Perot. Additional: Sports Events, Prisoners of War

    Event: Tornado/Perot/Basketball

  • MP_198001_D333_1249_ref.mov

    Description: E.L. Boteler, Director of Miss. Highway Dept., talks about some of the interstate projects in central Miss. Additional: Highway Construction

    Event: E.L. Boteler

  • MP_198001_D333_1250_ref.mov

    Description: Willie Richardson is interviewed. Additional: Athletes

    Event: Willie Richardson

  • MP_198001_D334_1251_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of destruction from tornadoes in the Delta.

    Event: Delta Tornadoes

  • MP_198001_D334_1252_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis comments on the size of the recommended federal budget.

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D334_1253_ref.mov

    Description: State Representatives Marby Penton and Robert Clark talk about reapportionment of the Miss. legislature

    Event: Penton, Clark

  • MP_198001_D334_1254_ref.mov

    Description: Cliff Bingham reports on City Council meeting.

    Event: City Council Meeting

  • MP_198001_D334_1255_ref.mov

    Description: Inverness, Miss. Destruction from tornadoes is shown. Clifford Hardin, Secretary of Agriculture, Gen. George Lincoln, Dir. of U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan tour devastated area.

    Event: Tornadoes

  • MP_198001_D335_1256_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of flooding as a result of heavy rains. Additional: Floods

    Event: Flooding

  • MP_198001_D335_1257_ref.mov

    Description: An authority on organized crime, Ralph Salerno, is interviewed. Scene changes to interview with Carel Du Toit of South Africa. Scene changes to interview with Rep. J.A. Thigpen regarding state park system. Sen. Theodore Smith talks about Miss. Highway Patrol. Silent footage of flooding. Silent footage of breakfast meeting sponsored by Reachout '71. Additional: Weather

    Event: Pearson/Legislature/Green/Salerno

  • MP_198001_D335_1258_ref.mov

    Description: Inverness, Miss. Clifford Hardin, Secretary of Agriculture, Gen. George Lincoln, Director of U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan tour devastated area after tornadoes.

    Event: Tornado Destruction

  • MP_198001_D335_1259_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Mayor Russell Davis. Discusses proposed sewage treatment plant. Additional: Waste Disposal

    Event: Mayor Russell Davis

  • MP_198001_D335_1260_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan. Discusses disaster relief for the Delta region from recent tornadoes.

    Event: Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan

  • MP_198001_D336_1261_ref.mov

    Description: Al Pearson, Dir. of National Severe Storm Center of Kansas City, is interviewed. Scene changes to report on Miss. legislature by Jack Hill. Silent footage of news conference with Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan. Scene changes to interview with Jimmie Green, Director of Miss. Supervisors Assoc., concerning revenue sharing plan. Scene changes to interview with Ralph Salerno concerning organized crime. More footage of Pearson. More footage of Green. Additional: Weather

    Event: Salerno/Du Toit/Thigpen/Smith

  • MP_198001_D336_1262_ref.mov

    Description: Dr. John Kelly, Director of Ocean Research for Westinghouse Corp., is interviewed. Scene changes to interview with Carel Du Toit of South Africa. Scene changes to luncheon attended by businessmen and law enforcement officials. (silent) Ralph Salerno addresses luncheon concerning organized crime. (sound) Silent footage of Tombigbee River above flood stage. Scene changes to interview with Al Pearson, Dir. of National Severe Storm Center of Kansas City. Scene changes to report on Miss. Legislature. Senators Theodore Smith and Hayden Campbell are interviewed. More of Du Toit and Kelly.

    Event: Kelly/Du Toit/Salerno/Pearson...

  • MP_198001_D337_1263_ref.mov

    Description: Ralph Salerno talks about organized crime.

    Event: Ralph Salerno on Organized Crime

  • MP_198001_D337_1264_ref.mov

    Description: State Sen. Theodore Smith talks about Miss. Highway Patrol.

    Event: Sen. Theodore Smith

  • MP_198001_D337_1265_ref.mov

    Description: State Sen. Hayden Campbell talks about Child Day Care Center Bill. Additional: Day Care Facilities

    Event: Sen. Hayden Campbell

  • MP_198001_D337_1266_ref.mov

    Description: Silent footage of flooding in Laurel and Jackson. Interview of Al Pearson, Director of National Severe Storm Center of Kansas City. Additional: Weather, Floods

    Event: Flooding

  • MP_198001_D337_1267_ref.mov

    Description: *Silent footage of high school basketball tournament. Scene changes to report on Miss. legislature by Jack Hill. Interviews with Rep. George Payne Cossar, Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan and Sen. William Corr. Scene changes to news conference with Alfred Baker Lewis, National Secretary of the NAACP. Discusses President Nixon's revenue sharing program. More footage of basketball tournament. (silent) Additional: Sports Events

    Event: Basketball/Legislature/Lewis

  • MP_198001_D338_1268_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of Archie Manning Day. Additional: Athletes

    Event: Archie Manning Day

  • MP_198001_D338_1269_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of Pearl River after heavy rainfall.

    Event: Pearl River

  • MP_198001_D339_1270_ref.mov

    Description: George Bush, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks from the United Nations. Additional: World Affairs

    Event: George Bush

  • MP_198001_D339_1271_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis comments about Senate Rule 22.

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D339_1272_ref.mov

    Description: *News conference with members of Black United Front. They accuse local business of racial bias in serving customers. Scene changes to Capitol. A group of student leaders from Univ. of Miss. lobby for new student union. Silent footage of Miss. legislature. Rep. H.L. Merideth comments on Implied Consent Bill. Silent footage of men filling sandbags due to rising waters. More footage of Black United Front.

    Event: Black United Front/Legislature

  • MP_198001_D339_1273_ref.mov

    Description: Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Additional: Crime

    Event: Police Report