WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion - MP 1989.01 and MP 1...

The WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion consist of local television news film from television station WDAM-TV covering the Hattiesburg/Laurel area. Stories related to the Forrest, Jones, and Perry County areas were produced between approximately 1970 and 1975. They include national, state, and local politics; civil rights activities; sports; and natural and man-made disasters.

Items

  • MP_198901_010_11_ref.mov

    Date: N. D.

    Event: Nurses"' Workshop

    Descr: Mrs. Shaunessy student nurse. Nurses"' workshop for nursing home nurses.

  • MP_198901_010_01_ref.mov

    Date: N. D.

    Event: Urban Renewal

    Descr: Urban renewal.

  • MP_198901_011_09_ref.mov

    Date: 1/10/72

    Event: Columbia Chamber of Commerce

    Descr: Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

  • MP_198901_011_10_ref.mov

    Date: 1/11/72

    Event: Ed Pittman

    Descr: Ed Pittman on Investigation Committee.

  • MP_198901_011_05_ref.mov

    Date: 1/6/72

    Event: Carroll H. Ingram

    Descr: State Senator Carroll H. Ingram says the senate will never hold executive session.

  • MP_198901_011_04_ref.mov

    Date: 1/6/72

    Event: Hix Anderson

    Descr: Semi county wide system Hix Anderson.

  • MP_198901_011_03_ref.mov

    Date: 1/6/72

    Event: Gulf Coast Residential Centers

    Descr: Gulf Coast Residential Centers, Dr. William David McCain.

  • MP_198901_011_02_ref.mov

    Date: 1/6/72

    Event: J. A. P. Carter

    Descr: Semi county wide system J. A. P. Carter.

  • MP_198901_011_01_ref.mov

    Date: 1/6/72

    Event: Pickering/Ingram

    Descr: State Senator Carroll H. Ingram and State Senator Charles W. Pickering

  • MP_198901_011_08_ref.mov

    Date: 1/7/72

    Event: Governor John Bell Williams

    Descr: Governor John Bell Williams on reactions to Lloyd Lott"'s death.

  • MP_198901_011_07_ref.mov

    Date: 1/7/72

    Event: Perma Coat Ceremonies

    Descr: Perma Coat ceremonies.

  • MP_198901_011_06_ref.mov

    Date: 1/7/72

    Event: Stone Barefield

    Descr: Stone Barefield on lease-sale bill.

  • MP_199502_011_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/26/71

    Event: Laurel Youth Summer Employment

    Descr: Howard Weaver, from the Mississippi Employment Commission"'s Laurel office, discusses Laurel"'s Youth Job Center to help youth find summer employment....

  • MP_199502_011_05_ref.mov

    Date: 5/27/71

    Event: Laurel Miss Hospitality Contest

    Descr: Footage of the Miss Hospitality contest in Laurel with Connie Marie Kite being named.

  • MP_199502_011_02_ref.mov

    Date: 5/27/71

    Event: Labor Dispute

    Descr: Don Diamond reports on Service Employers International Union. Mississippi tank NLRB dispute over representation.

  • MP_199502_011_03_ref.mov

    Date: 5/27/71

    Event: Hattiesburg"'s New Fire Truck

    Descr: Civil Service Commission Representative, A. G. Sumrall, discusses Hattiesburg"'s new fire truck.

  • MP_199502_011_04_ref.mov

    Date: 5/27/71

    Event: Jones County Voter Lists

    Descr: Donice Knight discusses the accusation that Jones County voter lists have been purged illegally.

  • MP_199502_011_06_ref.mov

    Date: 5/28/71

    Event: Memorial Day Traffic

    Descr: WDAM"'s Keith Glatzer interviews Mississippi Highway Patrol"'s J. B. Dickerson about the Highway Patrol"'s effort to curb accidents on Memorial Day.

  • MP_199502_011_07_ref.mov

    Date: 5/28/71

    Event: Jones County Car Wreck

    Descr: Footage of a car in a ditch in a two-car wreck in Jones County.

  • MP_199502_011_08_ref.mov

    Date: 5/28/71

    Event: Jones County Re-registration

    Descr: State Representative William Ruffin discusses re-registration in Jones County.

  • MP_199502_011_09_ref.mov

    Date: 5/29/71

    Event: William Carey College Commencement

    Descr: Footage of William Carey College"'s commencement exercises.

  • MP_199502_012_06_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Metal Detector

    Descr: R. D. Carlisle explains why he uses a metal detector and where he looks.

  • MP_199502_012_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Forrest County Jail Break

    Descr: Forrest County Sheriff Gene Walters discusses the escape of Riley Hampton McCloud and his capture in Pascagoula. Footage of the prisoner being escorte...

  • MP_199502_012_02_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Pearl River Junior College Graduation

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis speaks to the graduation class at Pear River Junior College. Footage of the graduates marching and receiving their diplomas. (...

  • MP_199502_012_03_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Pearl River Junior College Graduation

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College Graduation. (See items 2, 4, & 5)

  • MP_199502_012_04_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Pearl River Junior College Graduation

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College graduation. (See items 2, 3, & 5)

  • MP_199502_012_05_ref.mov

    Date: 5/31/71

    Event: Pearl River Junior College Graduation

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College graduation about war. (See items 2, 3, & 4)

  • MP_199502_012_08_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/71

    Event: Lamar County Hippy Colony

    Descr: Reporter, Steve Rubin, discusses possible rock festival in Lamar County from where it is to be held and interview residents about their thoughts about...

  • MP_199502_012_07_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/71

    Event: Marijuana Plants

    Descr: Footage of police officers at the scene where young marijuana plants were found in Jones County. (See items 9 & 14.)

  • MP_199502_012_09_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/71

    Event: Marijuana Plants

    Descr: Jones County Sheriff, S. L. Green, is interviewed about the marijuana plants found in Jones County. (See items 7 & 14)