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_026_02_ref.mov | Charles Pickering | State Senator Charles W. Pickering discusses women"'s rights at a Jaycees meeting. | 1/25/72 |
| MP_198901_026_05_ref.mov | Petal Railroad Crossing Study | Inspector B. J. Aultman looks at a railroad crossing in Petal, Mississippi and discusses heavy traffic flow. | 1/25/72 |
| MP_198901_026_13_ref.mov | Laurel Ambulance Operator | Laurel ambulance director, John Davis. | 1/26/72 |
| MP_198901_026_11_ref.mov | Southland Oil Company Strike | International Chemical Workers Union (I. C. W. U.) local 583 on strike at Southland Oil Refinery in Sandersville, Mississippi. See item 9. | 1/26/72 |
| MP_198901_026_10_ref.mov | Laurel Ambulance Operator | Laurel ambulance operator interviewed. See item 13. | 1/26/72 |
| MP_198901_026_09_ref.mov | Southland Oil Company Strike | Picket line at Southland Oil Refinery in Sandersville, Mississippi. International Chemical Workers Union (I. C. W. U.) local 583 representative D. C.... | 1/26/72 |
| MP_198901_026_08_ref.mov | Kamper Park Zoo | Humane Society officials discuss problems at the Kamper Park Zoo. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_026_07_ref.mov | John Bell Williams | Press conference with John Bell Williams about entrapment. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_026_06_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Topics | Hattiesburg police officer Jack Trigg and Hibbet Neel. Neel is in charge of topics. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_027_14_ref.mov | Forrest County Jail | Interviews about a Forrest County regional youth detention center and a regional jail. | 4/6/72 |
| MP_198901_027_13_ref.mov | Stone Barefield | State Representative Stone Barefield on Homestead Exemptions. Shots in unknown auditorium. Jones County Council on Aging. | 4/6/72 |
| MP_198901_027_12_ref.mov | Grady Campaign | Campaign kickoff for Grady who is running for Mississippi state senate or house of representatives. | 4/6/72 |
| MP_198901_027_11_ref.mov | Blue Laws | Seventh Day Adventist Church minister, Reverend E. J. McMurry discusses his opposition to Blue Laws on religious and constitutional grounds. | 4/6/72 |
| MP_198901_027_10_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Voting Turnout | Hattiesburg voting turnout. Polling places shown. | 4/6/72 |
| MP_198901_027_09_ref.mov | Pinebelt Regional Airport | Pinebelt Regional Airport manager interviewed. Footage around the building site. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_01_ref.mov | Rex Jones | Rex Jones, Hattiesburg District Attorney discusses bad checks. Norma Industries bad checks. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_02_ref.mov | Rex Jones | Rex Jones. Dare to Be Great organization"'s con game. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_05_ref.mov | Pinebelt Regional Airport | Pinebelt Regional Airport manager interviewed about increasing the length of the runway. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_04_ref.mov | SoSo Incorporation | State Senator Charles W. Pickering on the incorporation of SoSo. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_03_ref.mov | Pinebelt Regional Airport | Runway construction at Pinebelt Regional Airport. | 6/21/72 |
| MP_198901_027_08_ref.mov | Ellisville State School | 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... | 6/22/72 |
| MP_198901_027_07_ref.mov | Ellisville State School | Opening of a facility at the Ellisville State School. | 6/22/72 |
| MP_198901_027_06_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Drainage Study | Paul Shows on the Hattiesburg drainage study. Study was on the drainage of creeks around Hattiesburg. | 6/22/72 |
| MP_198901_028_02_ref.mov | Drugs | Lamar County Sheriff"'s officers burning drugs. | 4/24/75 |
| MP_198901_028_01_ref.mov | Vietnam | Martha Griffiths discusses sending aid to Vietnam and is against Vietnamese migrating to the United States. | 4/24/75 |
| MP_198901_028_03_ref.mov | Senator John C. Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis discusses Vietnam. | 4/27/75 |
| MP_198901_028_10_ref.mov | Commissioner Roberts | City Commissioner Roberts | 4/28/75 |
| MP_198901_028_11_ref.mov | U. S. M. Alcohol | Interview with Horne about a petition from students at the University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.) to force university administration to form an... | 4/28/75 |