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 more...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.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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_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 |
| MP_199502_012_10_ref.mov | Charles Sullivan | Gubernatorial candidate, Charles Sullivan, speaks about how good government will make a difference in the economic progress of the state in an address... | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_11_ref.mov | Western Union Strike | Rick Centner reports on the Western Union strike from in front of the Hattiesburg office. | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_12_ref.mov | Laurel Accident | Footage of a fatal accident scene in Laurel. | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_13_ref.mov | Laurel Hospitality Week | Laurel police pull over a tourist"'s car to show Laurel hospitality. Couple shown around Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, and Miss Hospitality, Connie Mari... | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_14_ref.mov | Marijuana Plants | Footage of marijuana plants found in Jones County. (See items 7 & 9) | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_15_ref.mov | Lamar County Hippy Colony | N. T. Bonds is interviewed about the rock festival in Lamar County. | 6/1/71 |
| MP_199502_012_16_ref.mov | Laurel Auto Fatality | Footage of fatal Laurel auto accident on I-59. | 6/1/71 |
| MP_198901_012_03_ref.mov | B. J. Landrum on McGovern | B. J. Landrum on McGovern. | 7/10/72 |