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.
Read MoreThe 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.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP_198901_010_11_ref.mov | Nurses"' Workshop | Mrs. Shaunessy student nurse. Nurses"' workshop for nursing home nurses. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_010_01_ref.mov | Urban Renewal | Urban renewal. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_011_09_ref.mov | Columbia Chamber of Commerce | Columbia Chamber of Commerce. | 1/10/72 |
| MP_198901_011_10_ref.mov | Ed Pittman | Ed Pittman on Investigation Committee. | 1/11/72 |
| MP_198901_011_05_ref.mov | Carroll H. Ingram | State Senator Carroll H. Ingram says the senate will never hold executive session. | 1/6/72 |
| MP_198901_011_04_ref.mov | Hix Anderson | Semi county wide system Hix Anderson. | 1/6/72 |
| MP_198901_011_03_ref.mov | Gulf Coast Residential Centers | Gulf Coast Residential Centers, Dr. William David McCain. | 1/6/72 |
| MP_198901_011_02_ref.mov | J. A. P. Carter | Semi county wide system J. A. P. Carter. | 1/6/72 |
| MP_198901_011_01_ref.mov | Pickering/Ingram | State Senator Carroll H. Ingram and State Senator Charles W. Pickering | 1/6/72 |
| MP_198901_011_08_ref.mov | Governor John Bell Williams | Governor John Bell Williams on reactions to Lloyd Lott"'s death. | 1/7/72 |
| MP_198901_011_07_ref.mov | Perma Coat Ceremonies | Perma Coat ceremonies. | 1/7/72 |
| MP_198901_011_06_ref.mov | Stone Barefield | Stone Barefield on lease-sale bill. | 1/7/72 |
| MP_199502_011_01_ref.mov | Laurel Youth Summer Employment | Howard Weaver, from the Mississippi Employment Commission"'s Laurel office, discusses Laurel"'s Youth Job Center to help youth find summer employment.... | 5/26/71 |
| MP_199502_011_04_ref.mov | Jones County Voter Lists | Donice Knight discusses the accusation that Jones County voter lists have been purged illegally. | 5/27/71 |
| MP_199502_011_05_ref.mov | Laurel Miss Hospitality Contest | Footage of the Miss Hospitality contest in Laurel with Connie Marie Kite being named. | 5/27/71 |
| MP_199502_011_02_ref.mov | Labor Dispute | Don Diamond reports on Service Employers International Union. Mississippi tank NLRB dispute over representation. | 5/27/71 |
| MP_199502_011_03_ref.mov | Hattiesburg"'s New Fire Truck | Civil Service Commission Representative, A. G. Sumrall, discusses Hattiesburg"'s new fire truck. | 5/27/71 |
| MP_199502_011_06_ref.mov | Memorial Day Traffic | WDAM"'s Keith Glatzer interviews Mississippi Highway Patrol"'s J. B. Dickerson about the Highway Patrol"'s effort to curb accidents on Memorial Day. | 5/28/71 |
| MP_199502_011_07_ref.mov | Jones County Car Wreck | Footage of a car in a ditch in a two-car wreck in Jones County. | 5/28/71 |
| MP_199502_011_08_ref.mov | Jones County Re-registration | State Representative William Ruffin discusses re-registration in Jones County. | 5/28/71 |
| MP_199502_011_09_ref.mov | William Carey College Commencement | Footage of William Carey College"'s commencement exercises. | 5/29/71 |
| MP_199502_012_03_ref.mov | Pearl River Junior College Graduation | Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College Graduation. (See items 2, 4, & 5) | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_01_ref.mov | Forrest County Jail Break | Forrest County Sheriff Gene Walters discusses the escape of Riley Hampton McCloud and his capture in Pascagoula. Footage of the prisoner being escorte... | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_04_ref.mov | Pearl River Junior College Graduation | Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College graduation. (See items 2, 3, & 5) | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_02_ref.mov | Pearl River Junior College Graduation | Senator John C. Stennis speaks to the graduation class at Pear River Junior College. Footage of the graduates marching and receiving their diplomas. (... | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_05_ref.mov | Pearl River Junior College Graduation | Senator John C. Stennis speaks at the Pearl River Junior College graduation about war. (See items 2, 3, & 4) | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_06_ref.mov | Metal Detector | R. D. Carlisle explains why he uses a metal detector and where he looks. | 5/31/71 |
| MP_199502_012_07_ref.mov | Marijuana Plants | Footage of police officers at the scene where young marijuana plants were found in Jones County. (See items 9 & 14.) | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_08_ref.mov | Lamar County Hippy Colony | Reporter, Steve Rubin, discusses possible rock festival in Lamar County from where it is to be held and interview residents about their thoughts about... | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_09_ref.mov | Marijuana Plants | Jones County Sheriff, S. L. Green, is interviewed about the marijuana plants found in Jones County. (See items 7 & 14) | 6/1/71 |