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.
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MP_198901_025_12_ref.mov
Date: 1/24/72
Event: Senator Theo Smith
Descr: At a meeting in Wayne County, State Senator Theo Smith discusses county government and its reform.
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MP_198901_025_11_ref.mov
Date: 1/24/72
Event: John Bell Williams
Descr: John Bell Williams speaks in Laurel about clemency for Parchman inmates.
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MP_198901_025_06_ref.mov
Date: N. D.
Event: Rudolf Firkusny
Descr: Interview with pianist Rudolf Firkusny who will play at the University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.). Firkusny discusses audiences around the wor...
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MP_198901_026_12_ref.mov
Date: 1/18/72
Event: House Moving
Descr: Bill McSwain. Shots of 235 houses and house moving. Site unknown, probably Hattiesburg.
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MP_198901_026_05_ref.mov
Date: 1/25/72
Event: Petal Railroad Crossing Study
Descr: Inspector B. J. Aultman looks at a railroad crossing in Petal, Mississippi and discusses heavy traffic flow.
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MP_198901_026_04_ref.mov
Date: 1/25/72
Event: Charles Pickering
Descr: State Senator Charles W. Pickering presented the Distinguished Citizens Award to and discusses Mississippi"'s image in other states at a Laurel Jaycee...
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MP_198901_026_03_ref.mov
Date: 1/25/72
Event: Nuclear Reactor
Descr: Dr. Shelby Thames discusses the use of the nuclear reactor at the University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.).
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MP_198901_026_02_ref.mov
Date: 1/25/72
Event: Charles Pickering
Descr: State Senator Charles W. Pickering discusses women"'s rights at a Jaycees meeting.
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MP_198901_026_01_ref.mov
Date: 1/25/72
Event: Nuclear Reactor
Descr: Dr. James Pinson discusses the use of the nuclear reactor at the University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.).
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MP_198901_026_13_ref.mov
Date: 1/26/72
Event: Laurel Ambulance Operator
Descr: Laurel ambulance director, John Davis.
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MP_198901_026_11_ref.mov
Date: 1/26/72
Event: Southland Oil Company Strike
Descr: International Chemical Workers Union (I. C. W. U.) local 583 on strike at Southland Oil Refinery in Sandersville, Mississippi. See item 9.
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MP_198901_026_10_ref.mov
Date: 1/26/72
Event: Laurel Ambulance Operator
Descr: Laurel ambulance operator interviewed. See item 13.
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MP_198901_026_09_ref.mov
Date: 1/26/72
Event: Southland Oil Company Strike
Descr: Picket line at Southland Oil Refinery in Sandersville, Mississippi. International Chemical Workers Union (I. C. W. U.) local 583 representative D. C....
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MP_198901_026_08_ref.mov
Date: N. D.
Event: Kamper Park Zoo
Descr: Humane Society officials discuss problems at the Kamper Park Zoo.
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MP_198901_026_07_ref.mov
Date: N. D.
Event: John Bell Williams
Descr: Press conference with John Bell Williams about entrapment.
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MP_198901_026_06_ref.mov
Date: N. D.
Event: Hattiesburg Topics
Descr: Hattiesburg police officer Jack Trigg and Hibbet Neel. Neel is in charge of topics.
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MP_198901_027_10_ref.mov
Date: 4/6/72
Event: Hattiesburg Voting Turnout
Descr: Hattiesburg voting turnout. Polling places shown.
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MP_198901_027_11_ref.mov
Date: 4/6/72
Event: Blue Laws
Descr: Seventh Day Adventist Church minister, Reverend E. J. McMurry discusses his opposition to Blue Laws on religious and constitutional grounds.
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MP_198901_027_12_ref.mov
Date: 4/6/72
Event: Grady Campaign
Descr: Campaign kickoff for Grady who is running for Mississippi state senate or house of representatives.
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MP_198901_027_13_ref.mov
Date: 4/6/72
Event: Stone Barefield
Descr: State Representative Stone Barefield on Homestead Exemptions. Shots in unknown auditorium. Jones County Council on Aging.
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MP_198901_027_14_ref.mov
Date: 4/6/72
Event: Forrest County Jail
Descr: Interviews about a Forrest County regional youth detention center and a regional jail.
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MP_198901_027_05_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: Pinebelt Regional Airport
Descr: Pinebelt Regional Airport manager interviewed about increasing the length of the runway.
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MP_198901_027_04_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: SoSo Incorporation
Descr: State Senator Charles W. Pickering on the incorporation of SoSo.
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MP_198901_027_03_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: Pinebelt Regional Airport
Descr: Runway construction at Pinebelt Regional Airport.
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MP_198901_027_02_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: Rex Jones
Descr: Rex Jones. Dare to Be Great organization"'s con game.
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MP_198901_027_09_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: Pinebelt Regional Airport
Descr: Pinebelt Regional Airport manager interviewed. Footage around the building site.
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MP_198901_027_01_ref.mov
Date: 6/21/72
Event: Rex Jones
Descr: Rex Jones, Hattiesburg District Attorney discusses bad checks. Norma Industries bad checks.
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MP_198901_027_07_ref.mov
Date: 6/22/72
Event: Ellisville State School
Descr: Opening of a facility at the Ellisville State School.
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MP_198901_027_06_ref.mov
Date: 6/22/72
Event: Hattiesburg Drainage Study
Descr: Paul Shows on the Hattiesburg drainage study. Study was on the drainage of creeks around Hattiesburg.
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MP_198901_027_08_ref.mov
Date: 6/22/72
Event: Ellisville State School
Descr: Opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting for ""Hud"'s Place"" at the Ellisville State School. ""Hud"'s Place"" is a country store at the school that will...
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MP_198901_028_01_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/75
Event: Vietnam
Descr: Martha Griffiths discusses sending aid to Vietnam and is against Vietnamese migrating to the United States.