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_035_02_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/72
Event: Gasoline Tax
Descr: State Senator Charles W. Pickering speaks out on Highway Program and opposes gasoline tax
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MP_198901_035_03_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/72
Event: Nightriders
Descr: Si Wilson discusses the Nightriders. Includes scenes of bullet holes in Laurel
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MP_198901_035_04_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/72
Event: Mississippi"'s Mother of the Year
Descr: Mississippi"'s Mother of the Year
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MP_198901_035_05_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/72
Event: Highway Program
Descr: Forrest County State Senator Carroll H. Ingram discusses the highway program
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MP_198901_035_06_ref.mov
Date: 4/24/72
Event: Nightriders
Descr: Jones County Supervisor Si Wilson discusses the Nightriders. Shows car with windows shot out in Laurel.
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MP_198901_035_07_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/72
Event: Laurel Urban Renewal
Descr: Report on Laurel urban renewal
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MP_198901_035_08_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/72
Event: Bombing of North Vietnam
Descr: Senator John Stennis speaks on the bombing of North Vietnam
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MP_198901_035_09_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/72
Event: Senator Carroll Ingram
Descr: Forrest County State Senator Carroll Ingram
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MP_198901_035_10_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/72
Event: Nightriders
Descr: Jones County Supervisor Si Wilson discusses the Nightriders
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MP_198901_035_11_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/72
Event: Hattiesburg Handicapped Employment
Descr: Hattiesburg Handicapped Employment Survey says vocational rehabilitation for job placement necessary
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MP_198901_035_14_ref.mov
Date: 4/26/72
Event: University of Southern Mississippi
Descr: Report of University of Southern Mississippi tutoring (filmed in front of the Administration Building)
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MP_198901_035_12_ref.mov
Date: 4/26/72
Event: Petal"'s Central Avenue
Descr: Footage of Petal"'s resurfacing progress on Central Avenue
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MP_198901_035_13_ref.mov
Date: 4/26/72
Event: Dr. R. P. White
Descr: Dr. R. P. White supports Drug Bill
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MP_198901_035_18_ref.mov
Date: 4/27/72
Event: USM Lecture Series
Descr: Wallace Henley, Spokesperson for President Richard Nixon, gives lecture at University of Southern Mississippi
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MP_198901_035_17_ref.mov
Date: 4/27/72
Event: USM Lecture Series
Descr: Maine Senator Peter Kyros gives lecture at University of Southern Mississippi
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MP_198901_035_15_ref.mov
Date: 4/28/72
Event: Ellisville State Convention
Descr: Ellisville State Convention
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MP_198901_035_16_ref.mov
Date: 4/28/72
Event: USM Lecture Series
Descr: Jack Perkins discusses presidential election campaign of 1968 at University of Southern Mississippi Lecture Series
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MP_198901_035_19_ref.mov
Date: 4/29/72
Event: Pat Harrison Waterway District
Descr: Pat Sellers discusses budget needs for Pat Harrison Waterway District
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MP_198901_035_20_ref.mov
Date: 4/29/72
Event: USM Lecture Series
Descr: Jack Perkins discusses the 1968 presidential election campaign at the University of Southern Mississippi Lecture Series
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MP_198901_036_01_ref.mov
Date: 6/27/72
Event: Hattiesburg Fire
Descr: Mississippi State Fire Marshall and the Hattiesburg Fire Department investigate fire at the scene
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MP_198901_036_02_ref.mov
Date: 6/28/72
Event: Forrest County drainage ditches
Descr: Footage on cleaning and building Forrest County, Beat Two, drainage ditches
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MP_198901_036_03_ref.mov
Date: 6/28/72
Event: Ellisville State School Foster Program
Descr: Interview with foster grandparents about the program at the Ellisville State School
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MP_198901_036_04_ref.mov
Date: 6/28/72
Event: Ellisville State School Foster Program
Descr: Interview with foster grandparents about the proposed program at Ellisville State School
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MP_198901_036_05_ref.mov
Date: 6/28/72
Event: Civil Rights suits in Hattiesburg
Descr: Doug Baker discusses civil rights suits in Hattiesburg
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MP_198901_036_06_ref.mov
Date: 6/29/72
Event: Ellisville State School Foster Program
Descr: Interview with foster grandparents about the proposed program at Ellisville State School
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MP_198901_036_07_ref.mov
Date: 6/29/72
Event: Agricultural and Industrial Board
Descr: Group shot of the Agricultural and Industrial Board
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MP_198901_036_08_ref.mov
Date: 6/29/72
Event: Hattiesburg Flood
Descr: Scenes of flooding under railroad overpass on Highway 49 and other sites in downtown Hattiesburg
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MP_198901_036_09_ref.mov
Date: 6/29/72
Event: "Dames at Sea" musical production
Descr: Shots of the musical production, "Dames at Sea"
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MP_198901_036_10_ref.mov
Date: 6/29/72
Event: Disaster preparedness
Descr: Forrest County Civil Defense Director, Harold Gill, on disaster preparedness
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MP_198901_036_11_ref.mov
Date: 6/30/72
Event: Supreme Court ruling on death penal
Descr: Man on the Street interviews on reaction to the Supreme Court"'s ruling on the death penalty
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MP_198901_036_12_ref.mov
Date: 6/30/72
Event: Carroll Ingram
Descr: Mississippi State Senator, Carroll Ingram, appointed to Legislative Investigative Committee