WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_D349_1330_ref.mov Shell Oil Well Footage of Shell Oil Co. well in Rankin County.
MP_198001_D349_1331_ref.mov Sen. Theodore Smith Silent footage of unidentified men holding a trophy. Scene changes to interview with State Sen. Theodore Smith. (March 24)
MP_198001_D350_1332_ref.mov Bank Robbery Investigation News conference with Giles Crisler, Commissioner of Public Safety, and Special Agent Lindberg of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Conference deals with a Miss. Highway Patrolman being arrested for bank robbery in Byhalia. Additional: Crime, Miss. Highway Patrol
MP_198001_D350_1333_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Report Jack Hill reports on activities of Miss. legislature. State Sen. Nap Cassibry is interviewed concerning legislation on the penitentiary. Additional: Prisons
MP_198001_D350_1334_ref.mov Doug Shanks, Thruman Boykin Doug Shanks, Jackson Public Relations Director, is present for Davis' weekly news conference. Thruman Boykin, new coordinator of Federal Funds for Jackson, is introduced.
MP_198001_D350_1335_ref.mov Shell Oil Well Shell Oil Co. well in Rankin County.
MP_198001_D35_0167_ref.mov Trade Mission to Latin America Trade mission to Latin America. Gov. Paul B. Johnson. Footage of trip. Additional: Foreign Trade
MP_198001_D35_0168_ref.mov Trade Mission to Latin America Trade mission to Latin America. Gov. Paul B. Johnson. Footage of trip. Additional: Foreign Trade
MP_198001_D35_0169_ref.mov Municipal Art Gallery Front of Municipal Art Gallery. Woman interviewed concerning interior of gallery, hours of operation and artists' works. Some artwork shown.
MP_198001_D351_1336_ref.mov Baseball Footage of Belhaven baseball game. Additional: Sports Events
MP_198001_D351_1337_ref.mov Davis/Evers/Fire/Carmichael/Young *News conference with Mayor Russell Davis. Scene changes to news conference with Fayette Mayor Charles Evers. Silent footage of fire at a restaurant near Tougaloo Southern Christian College. Scene changes to Tougaloo College where Stokely Carmichael addresses students. Scene changes to memorial service for Whitney Young. (silent) More footage of Davis. More footage of Evers. Additional: Fires, Miss. Highway Dept.
MP_198001_D351_1338_ref.mov Miss. Legislature Jack Hill reports on Miss. legislature. Appropriation bills for state colleges and universities and sales tax legislation for farm equipment is discussed.
MP_198001_D351_1339_ref.mov Garbage Footage of garbage in Jackson. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.'
MP_198001_D351_1340_ref.mov Nap Cassibry Silent footage of unidentified group. Scene changes to interview with State Sen. Nap Cassibry concerning the lease of farm land at Parchman State Penitentiary.
MP_198001_D352_1341_ref.mov Bill Burgin State Sen. Bill Burgin comments on the Junior College Appropriation Bill. Additional: Colleges and Universities
MP_198001_D352_1342_ref.mov Richard Orton Richard Orton, National Director of Head Start Programs, is interviewed. Additional: Head Start Program
MP_198001_D352_1343_ref.mov Sen. Ben Stone State Sen. Ben Stone is interviewed concerning property for the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
MP_198001_D352_1344_ref.mov Stokely Carmichael *Stokely Carmichael addresses group at Tougaloo Southern Christian College.
MP_198001_D352_1345_ref.mov Dr. Thomas Ross Denver, Colorado. Jackson citizen, Dr. Thomas Ross, is inducted into United Methodist Hall of Fame in Philanthropy. This is at annual convention of United Methodist Assoc. of Health and Welfare Ministries. Additional: Methodist Church
MP_198001_D352_1346_ref.mov Train Derailment Star, Miss. Location of train derailment. Additional: Train Derailments
MP_198001_D352_1347_ref.mov R.B. Cottonreader *News conference with R.B. Cottonreader, State Director of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Announces march against repression which will begin in Coffeeville, Miss. on March 27th.
MP_198001_D352_1348_ref.mov Flower Show Footage of Annual Flower Show at Fairgrounds. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.'
MP_198001_D352_1349_ref.mov Roy Hilton Day Silent footage of parade in Hazlehurst, Miss. for Roy Hilton Day. Roy Hilton is interviewed.
MP_198001_D352_1350_ref.mov Sen. Ellis Bodron State Sen. Ellis Bodron comments on the Senate Finance Committee and the Day Care Bill. Additional: Day Care Facilities
MP_198001_D353_1351_ref.mov Rep. Edgar Stephens State Rep. Edgar Stephens is interviewed concerning the state's current financial situation.
MP_198001_D353_1352_ref.mov W. Gargan/T.Smith/City Council Actor William Gargan, a victim of throat cancer, is interviewed. (sound and silent) Scene changes to report by Jack Hill on Miss. legislature. State Sen. Theodore Smith is interviewed. Scene changes to City Council meeting. (sound and silent) More footage of Gargan. Silent footage of unidentified banquet. Additional: Entertainers
MP_198001_D354_1353_ref.mov Davis/Legislature/Smith/Duckworth News conference with Mayor Russell Davis. Jack Hill reports on Miss. Legislature. More footage of Davis. Scene changes to interview with Bill Smith, Director of Miss. Educational Televison System. Scene changes to report on the Lloyd Echol family. Scene changes to news conference with C.J. Duckworth, Executive Secretary of Miss. Teachers Assoc. More footage of Hill reporting on legislature.
MP_198001_D354_1354_ref.mov Heart Disease and Exercise Dr. H.K. Hellerstein is interviewed concerning the various ways heart disease victims can exercise. Additional: Medicine
MP_198001_D354_1355_ref.mov Garbage Cans Footage of garbage cans. This is a 'People, Places and Things Report.'
MP_198001_D355_1356_ref.mov Republic of New Africa Arrests *News conference with Bennie Thompson and State Rep. Robert Clark concerning arrests of members of Republic of New Africa. Scene changes to interview with Dr. Thomas Pettigrew concerning race relations. Imari Obadele, President of Republic of New Africa, comments on arrest of members. More footage of Pettigrew.