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_199502_018_06_ref.mov | Traffic Fatalities | Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer, Wayne Valentine, reports on this year"'s traffic fatalities. | 10/18/71 |
| MP_199502_018_07_ref.mov | Petroleum Products | Mrs. Tommy Grant demonstrates product including dyes and plastics at an unidentified luncheon. | 10/18/71 |
| MP_199502_018_10_ref.mov | Highway 98 West Accident | Footage of a car wreck on Highway 98 West. | 10/18/71 |
| MP_199502_018_11_ref.mov | John Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis sees arms limitation agreement and more trade as a possibility to relax tensions in Europe in his address from Washington. | 10/18/71 |
| MP_199502_018_08_ref.mov | Forrest County United Givers Fund | Report by an unidentified man on Forrest County United Givers Fund donations so far. | 10/18/71 |
| MP_199502_018_12_ref.mov | Woman Justice | Reporter Rick Centner interviews people on the street in Laurel about the possibility of a woman on the Supreme Court. | 10/19/71 |
| MP_199502_018_09_ref.mov | Sylvester Magee"'s Funeral | Reverend Nathan Wheeler gives the eulogy of Sylvester Magee, the last former slave in the United States. Magee was 130 when he died. NOTE: This item i... | 10/19/71 |
| MP_199502_018_13_ref.mov | NECO Opening | Footage of a large office space with people milling around, possibly the opening ceremony for NECO? | 10/20/71 |
| MP_199502_018_14_ref.mov | USM Special Forces Jump | Footage of a Huey helicopter taking off from the University of Southern Mississippi campus with Special Forces jumpers landing. ROTC demonstration. | 10/20/71 |
| MP_198901_018_02_ref.mov | Patrick/Harrison | Mayor William (Bill) Patrick and Chancery Clerk George Harrison discuss Federal Grant. | 12/11/72 |
| MP_198901_018_01_ref.mov | Patrick/Harrison | Mayor William (Bill) Patrick and Chancery Clerk George Harrison discuss Laurel"'s needs for the coming years. Harrison discusses Federal Grant. | 12/11/72 |
| MP_198901_018_05_ref.mov | Tenn-Tom Waterway Groundbreaking | Alabama Governor George Wallace, Mississippi Governor William Waller, and Mississippi Senator John Stennis attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the... | 12/12/72 |
| MP_198901_018_04_ref.mov | Carroll H. Ingram | State Senator Carroll H. Ingram of Forrest County discusses fight between the governor and legislature over who will spend. | 12/12/72 |
| MP_198901_018_08_ref.mov | Unit vs. Beat | Unit vs. Beat system of government. | 12/14/72 |
| MP_198901_018_07_ref.mov | Pickering on Two Party System | State Senator Charles W. Pickering discusses development of a two party system in Mississippi or development of Mississippi as a Republican Party stat... | 12/14/72 |
| MP_198901_018_06_ref.mov | Handicapped Awards | Silent footage of handicapped awards ceremony. Site unknown. | 12/14/72 |
| MP_198901_018_09_ref.mov | Theo Smith | Theo Smith on county government spending. | 12/14/72 |
| MP_198901_018_15_ref.mov | Bobby Chain | Bobby Chain speaks at luncheon meeting. | 12/15/72 |
| MP_198901_018_14_ref.mov | Jones County Bridges | Citizens"' forum on Jones County bridges. Footage of rural Jones County bridges. | 12/15/72 |
| MP_198901_018_13_ref.mov | Forrest County Jail | A. L. Gerrard and J.A.P. Carter discuss Hattiesburg/Forrest County Jail. | 12/15/72 |
| MP_198901_018_12_ref.mov | College Board | Bobby Chain discusses college board membership. | 12/15/72 |
| MP_198901_018_11_ref.mov | Stone Barefield | Stone Barefield on Fifth Court redistricting of Forrest County. | 12/15/72 |
| MP_198901_018_16_ref.mov | Petal | Petal Inc. Leggett discusses spending HEW money. | 12/18/72 |
| MP_198901_018_17_ref.mov | Black Police Officers | Black police officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi discuss grievances. | 3/13/72 |
| MP_198901_018_22_ref.mov | Gerrard | Hattiesburg mayor, Al (Bud) Gerrard on garbage collection. | 4/18/72 |
| MP_198901_018_18_ref.mov | Apartment Fire | Firefighters extinguish fire at apartment building in Hattiesburg. | 7/12/72 |
| MP_198901_018_20_ref.mov | Perry County Teachers | Perry County no teacher funds. Melvin and Mixon. Schools ask supervisors for more funds. | 7/3/72 |
| MP_198901_018_21_ref.mov | Southern Fabrics Fire | Southern Fabrics fire. Also footage of drug arrest suspects in Laurel. | 8/23/72 |