WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D345_1300_ref.mov

    Description: *Footage of Callaway High School where black students boycott classes in protest of the lack of school newspaper coverage of Miss Callaway High. Additional: Boycotts

    Event: Callaway High School

  • MP_198001_D345_1301_ref.mov

    Description: Jack Hill provides report on Miss. legislature. Additional: Day Care Facilities

    Event: Miss. Legislature Report

  • MP_198001_D345_1302_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of three black children who ate breakfast and lunch out of garbage cans on Lynch Street. Additional: Hunger, Poverty

    Event: Hunger and Poverty

  • MP_198001_D346_1303_ref.mov

    Description: Report on hearing before the Senate Public Health Committee concerning day care legislation. Additional: Day Care Facilities

    Event: Miss. Legislature Report

  • MP_198001_D346_1304_ref.mov

    Description: Silent and sound footage of Kiwanis Club Luncheon. Charles Blackburn, Southern Vice-President of Shell Oil Co., is speaker. Scene changes to Gov. John Bell Williams' office where the American Red Cross receives a check for disaster relief operations. (silent) More footage of Kiwanis Club luncheon.

    Event: Blackburn/Red Cross

  • MP_198001_D346_1305_ref.mov

    Description: A state flag of Miss., which was flown at the North Pole, is presented to Gov. John Bell Williams. Presentation made on behalf of U.S. Navy by Capt. Edward May.

    Event: State Flag Presentation

  • MP_198001_D346_1306_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of windmill. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.'

    Event: Windmill

  • MP_198001_D346_1307_ref.mov

    Description: Report on sports car. Additional: Automobiles

    Event: Sports Car

  • MP_198001_D347_1308_ref.mov

    Description: State Sen. Robert Crook is interviewed concerning temporary housing for victims of last month's tornadoes.

    Event: Housing for Tornado Victims

  • MP_198001_D347_1309_ref.mov

    Description: State Rep. J.A. Thigpen is interviewed concerning the sale of land for multi-million dollar shopping complex. Additional: Shopping Centers

    Event: Rep. J.A. Thigpen

  • MP_198001_D347_1310_ref.mov

    Description: Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan is interviewed concerning child day care legislation. Additional: Day Care Facilities

    Event: Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan

  • MP_198001_D347_1311_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Sam Lambert, Executive Secretary of the National Education Assoc. Additional: Teachers, Miss. Education Assoc., Miss. Teachers Assoc.

    Event: Sam Lambert

  • MP_198001_D347_1312_ref.mov

    Description: Bill Muster, President of Greene Steamship Lines of Cincinatti, is interviewed about the steamboat Delta Queen. Additional: Riverboats

    Event: Bill Muster

  • MP_198001_D347_1313_ref.mov

    Description: *Jackson State College student, Jonathan Grant, talks about being assaulted when helping local students register to vote. Additional: Voter Registration

    Event: Jonathan Grant

  • MP_198001_D347_1314_ref.mov

    Description: Silent footage of Miss. Teachers Assoc. convention at College Park Auditorium. Two principal speakers are Elizabeth Koontz, Director of the Women's Bureau of U.S. Dept. of Labor, and Sam Lambert, Exec. Secretary of National Education Assoc.

    Event: MTA Convention

  • MP_198001_D347_1315_ref.mov

    Description: Silent footage of Miss. Education Assoc. convention at coliseum. Rep. Milton Case participates in panel discussion on issues facing public school system. Additional: Teachers

    Event: MEA Convention

  • MP_198001_D347_1316_ref.mov

    Description: *Fred Nolan, Director of Jackson Urban League, expresses sorrow over death of Whitney Young, Executive Director of National Urban League.

    Event: Fred Nolan on Young's Death

  • MP_198001_D347_1317_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Gov. John Bell Williams concerning tax cuts.

    Event: Gov. John Bell Williams on Taxes

  • MP_198001_D348_1318_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of unidentified ribbon-cutting ceremony. Scene changes to unidentified meeting.

    Event: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

  • MP_198001_D348_1319_ref.mov

    Description: Atty. Gen. A.F. Summer is interviewed concerning anti-pollution suit against auto manufacturers.

    Event: Atty. Gen. A.F. Summer

  • MP_198001_D348_1320_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Circuit Judge Marshall Perry concerning candidacy for Governor. Discusses public schools and private schools. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: Marshall Perry

  • MP_198001_D348_1321_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of Truett Smith announcing his candidacy for State Insurance Commissioner.

    Event: Truett Smith

  • MP_198001_D348_1322_ref.mov

    Description: News conference with Gov. John Bell Williams concerning salary increase for teachers.

    Event: Pay Increase for Teachers

  • MP_198001_D348_1323_ref.mov

    Description: Clifford Massoth, Director of Public Relations and Advertising for Illinois Central Railroad, is featured speaker at Jackson Rotary Club. Additional: Railroad Industry

    Event: Clifford Massoth

  • MP_198001_D348_1324_ref.mov

    Description: Sunflower, Miss. Footage of manually-operated telephone switchboard. Scene changes to ground-breaking ceremony for new telephone hookup.

    Event: Telephone Switchboard

  • MP_198001_D348_1325_ref.mov

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

    Event: Police Report

  • MP_198001_D348_1326_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of golf course.

    Event: Golf Course

  • MP_198001_D349_1327_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of Miss. legislature. Reapportionment plan is discussed.

    Event: Miss. Legislature

  • MP_198001_D349_1328_ref.mov

    Description: Clean-up operations shown in Delta area after recent tornadoes.

    Event: Delta Clean-up Operations

  • MP_198001_D349_1329_ref.mov

    Description: City Council meeting with Mayor Russell Davis and Commissioner Ed Cates.

    Event: City Council Meeting