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_028_04_ref.mov | Governor William Waller | Press conference with Governor William Waller discussing his tour of the Middle East/Iran. Filmed in Jackson. | 4/29/75 |
| MP_198901_028_06_ref.mov | Jones County Board of Supervisors | Jones County Board of Supervisors meeting. | 4/29/75 |
| MP_198901_028_07_ref.mov | Laurel City Council | Laurel City Council meeting. | 4/29/75 |
| MP_198901_028_09_ref.mov | Diner | Footage of a diner. Purpose and place unknown. | 4/29/75 |
| MP_198901_028_08_ref.mov | Gubernatorial Candidates | Gubernatorial Candidates speak in auditorium at the University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.). Cliff Finch and Gil Carmichael. | 4/29/75 |
| MP_198901_028_05_ref.mov | Mayor A. L. (Bud) Gerrard | Hattiesburg Mayor, A. L. (Bud) Gerrard issues rain gear to sewage and sanitation workers and other subjects. | 4/30/75 |
| MP_198901_028_14_ref.mov | Election Preparation | Boxes delivered from the Forrest County courthouse in preparation for the upcoming election. | 5/2/75 |
| MP_198901_028_12_ref.mov | U. S. M. Alcohol | Interview with University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.) representative, Dukkett, saying there is no double standard toward alcohol on the campus. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_028_13_ref.mov | Military Awards Banquet | University of Southern Mississippi (U. S. M.) Air Force R. O. T. C. military awards banquet. Dr. William David McCain is present in uniform. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_11_ref.mov | Minority Problems in Laurel | George Miller discusses minority problems in Laurel. | 3/17/75 |
| MP_198901_029_09_ref.mov | Ethics Report | Report from the capitol on state ethics bill. State Senator Ray B. Chatham speaks. | 3/19/75 |
| MP_198901_029_05_ref.mov | Smith/Chatham | State Senator Theo Smith on merit system for state employment. State Senator Ray B. Chatham is in favor of legislators serving on commissions. | 3/25/75 |
| MP_198901_029_04_ref.mov | Bid Law Changes | Legislative report with John Neil discussing bid law change. | 3/25/75 |
| MP_198901_029_03_ref.mov | A. L. (Bud) Gerrard | Hattiesburg Mayor A. L. (Bud) Gerrard discusses lack of grant money. | 3/25/75 |
| MP_198901_029_02_ref.mov | Mississippi Municipal Association | Laurel Mayor William (Bill) Patrick speaks at a meeting of the Mississippi Municipal Association (M. M. A.) in Laurel. M. M. A. president interviewed. | 3/26/75 |
| MP_198901_029_01_ref.mov | Gil Carmichael | Republican gubernatorial candidate Gil Carmichael campaign advertisement. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_06_ref.mov | Crime Statistics | Agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F. B. I.) discusses crime statistics. No identification of where he is speaking. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_07_ref.mov | Forrest County Teachers Union | Forrest County teachers union representative express the union"'s needs from the Forrest County Schools. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_08_ref.mov | Forrest County Teachers Union | Forrest County teachers union representative express the union"'s need to take the county to Federal Court over grievances. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_10_ref.mov | Governor William Waller | Report on Governor William Waller"'s trade mission to Iran to drum up business. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_029_12_ref.mov | Automobile Show | Automobile show in Cloverleaf Mall. Vademan discusses rebates. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_030_01_ref.mov | Summer | Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer at unidentified location after appearing before grand jury. See item 03. | 5/22/72 |
| MP_198901_030_02_ref.mov | Wayne County Ministers | Wayne County ministers against beer sales. | 5/22/72 |
| MP_198901_030_03_ref.mov | Summer | Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer interviewed on street in Hattiesburg about his duties towards cities. He appeared before the grand jury. See... | 5/22/72 |
| MP_198901_030_04_ref.mov | Miss Black Teenage America | Miss Black Teenage America, Hattiesburg. | 5/29/72 |
| MP_198901_030_07_ref.mov | Grady on Indictment | Candidate for the fifth district, Paul Grady, says indictment is a maneuver by power hungry politicians. | 5/29/72 |
| MP_198901_030_06_ref.mov | William Winter | Governor William Winter at Lady [ ] | 5/29/72 |
| MP_198901_030_05_ref.mov | Oil Festival | Oil Festival, Laurel. | 5/29/72 |