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.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP_198901_031_11_ref.mov | Wayne County beer | A pro beer person speaks | 5/25/72 |
| MP_198901_031_12_ref.mov | Oil Festival | Oil Festival Barbeque, Laurel | 5/26/72 |
| MP_198901_031_13_ref.mov | Men walking in building | Men walking up steps and into building. | 5/26/72 |
| MP_198901_031_14_ref.mov | Governor John Bell Williams | Ex-Governor John Bell Williams subpoenaed. Enters Forrest County Courthouse in Hattiesburg. | 5/26/72 |
| MP_198901_031_15_ref.mov | Paul Grady | City official, Paul Grady, subpoenaed. Enters not guilty plea. | 5/26/72 |
| MP_198901_031_16_ref.mov | Governor John Bell Williams | Ex-Governor John Bell Williams and Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, interviewed as they leave the Forrest County Courthouse | 5/26/72 |
| MP_198901_031_05_ref.mov | J.P. Systems Lawsuit | Justices of the Peace discuss Jackson Public Schools"' lawsuit. | |
| MP_198901_032_02_ref.mov | Hattiesburg garbage | Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, discusses garbage issue. | 4/19/72 |
| MP_198901_032_01_ref.mov | Epsilon Sigma Alpha volunteers | Footage of Epsilon Sigma Alpha volunteers in a charity hospital most likely in Laurel | 5/1/72 |
| MP_198901_032_04_ref.mov | Currie Redistricting | Currie Redistricting | 5/1/72 |
| MP_198901_032_03_ref.mov | President Richard Nixon on Vietnam | Man on the Street interviews on President Richard Nixon"'s stand on the Vietnam War at University of Southern Mississippi and The University Mall. | 5/19/72 |
| MP_198901_032_05_ref.mov | Laurel Groundbreaking | Laurel Groundbreaking (Reason Unknown) | 5/2/72 |
| MP_198901_032_14_ref.mov | Gasoline Taxes | Forrest County State Senator Carroll H. Ingram discusses gasoline taxes | 5/2/72 |
| MP_198901_032_13_ref.mov | Power Shortages | Senator John Stennis comments on power shortages | 5/2/72 |
| MP_198901_032_09_ref.mov | Black Appointees | Governor William Waller introduces new black board appointees for Jackson | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_08_ref.mov | District Seven"'s Record | J. B. Dickerson of the Mississippi Highway Patrol reports on District Seven"'s Good Record | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_15_ref.mov | Laurel Shopping Center | Footage of report on Laurel shopping center vs. downtown from Laurel"'s Parkside Plaza | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_10_ref.mov | University of Southern Mississippi"'s ROTC | University of Southern Mississippi"'s R.O.T.C. Awards Day | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_11_ref.mov | Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit | A Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit at the Lauren Rogers Gallery in Laurel | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_12_ref.mov | University of Southern Mississippi | A women"'s protest (including harp and guitar players and singers) at the University of Southern Mississippi | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_032_07_ref.mov | Gerrard, Morgan & Baron | Gerrard, Morgan & Barron report to Grand Jury (entering court house) | 5/5/72 |
| MP_198901_032_06_ref.mov | Barefield Stringer | Barefield Stringer discusses legislation to speed up auditing. | 5/7/72 |
| MP_198901_033_01_ref.mov | Cross in window of Laurel church | Report in front of the Forrest County Courthouse about a cross in the window of a Laurel church (steel band playing) | 5/12/72 |
| MP_198901_033_04_ref.mov | Trinidad | Report on Trinidad in front of the Forrest County Courthouse (steel band playing) | 5/12/72 |
| MP_198901_033_05_ref.mov | George Curry | Mississippi Insurance Commissioner, George Curry, interviewed about redistricting and road distribution by the Forrest County Board of Supervisors | 5/12/72 |
| MP_198901_033_06_ref.mov | Crosses in Laurel church window | Crosses seen in Laurel church window | 5/12/72 |
| MP_198901_033_02_ref.mov | Justice of the Peace System Suit | Justices of the Peace in Forrest and Jones Counties discuss the need to update the Justice of the Peace laws | 5/15/72 |
| MP_198901_033_03_ref.mov | Ben Stone | Interview with Congressional candidate Ben Stone | 5/16/72 |
| MP_198901_033_08_ref.mov | Laurel Lumber Company Fire | Damage from Laurel Lumber Company fire shown | 5/16/72 |
| MP_198901_033_09_ref.mov | Hattiesburg sanitation | Hattiesburg Commissioners A.L. (Bud) Gerrard Walter Parker discuss placing garbage in plastic bags | 5/16/72 |