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_037_18_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Garbage Collection | Hattiesburg Commissioner, Ford Vance, discusses Hattiesburg garbage collection | 2/21/72 |
| MP_198901_037_19_ref.mov | Petal Railroad Crossing | Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, John Dale, discusses Petal railroad crossing. | 2/22/72 |
| MP_198901_037_01_ref.mov | County Officials | Swearing in of county officials | 2/3/72 |
| MP_198901_037_14_ref.mov | Dead Cows | Dead cows on Highway 49 at Moselle exit | 2/9/72 |
| MP_198901_038_13_ref.mov | Fire Ordinance | Cars ticketed for parking in fire lanes | 1/12/75 |
| MP_198901_038_06_ref.mov | Head Start | Charles A. Johnson, Jr. of the Mississippi Education Association interviewed about the Head Start Program. | 5/12/75 |
| MP_198901_038_09_ref.mov | Flash Flood Alarms | Footage of flash flood alarms being installed. | 5/13/75 |
| MP_198901_038_08_ref.mov | Sanitation Pickets | NAACP spokesperson fives support to sanitation strikers | 5/13/75 |
| MP_198901_038_10_ref.mov | Laurel Storm Clean-up | Lauren clean-up operations after the storm. | 5/14/75 |
| MP_198901_038_12_ref.mov | Gulf Coast Pulpwood Association | Gulf Coast Pulpwood Association leader discusses the price of wood. | 5/15/75 |
| MP_198901_038_05_ref.mov | Flooding of Leaf River | Crest will be less than earlier predictions for the Leaf River. | 5/19/75 |
| MP_198901_038_01_ref.mov | Leaf River Flooding | Interview with Hattiesburg Mayor, A.L. Gerrard, about where flooding can be expected along the Leaf River | 5/8/75 |
| MP_198901_038_11_ref.mov | Evelyn Gandy | Report on Evelyn Gandy"'s candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. | 5/8/75 |
| MP_198901_038_02_ref.mov | Chrysler Dealership | Chrysler dealership in Laurel going out of business. Will concentrate on trucks and farm equipment. | 5/9/75 |
| MP_198901_038_03_ref.mov | Chrysler Dealership | Silent footage of Laurel Chrysler dealership going out of business | 5/9/75 |
| MP_198901_038_04_ref.mov | Hattiesburg flooding | Discussion of flooding in Hattiesburg with Hattiesburg Civil Defense and scenes of flooding | ND |
| MP_198901_038_07_ref.mov | Error in scoring | Error in scoring for Watkins. | ND |
| MP_198901_039_12_ref.mov | Cross on Raleigh Church | Cross in a church window in Raleigh | 5/10/72 |
| MP_198901_039_13_ref.mov | Pusher program | Bill Collier and Captain Bobby E. Roberson (Turn in a pusher program) | 5/10/72 |
| MP_198901_039_14_ref.mov | Black grievances | Douglas Baker speaks on black grievances | 5/10/72 |
| MP_198901_039_15_ref.mov | Congressional Candidate Blackwell | Congressional Candidate, Charles Blackwell, discusses busing to University of Southern Mississippi"'s Pi Beta Phi sorority. | 5/11/72 |
| MP_198901_039_16_ref.mov | Laurel Oil Festival | Laurel Chamber of Commerce asks people to pick up tickets for the Laurel Oil Festival | 5/11/72 |
| MP_198901_039_17_ref.mov | Salvation Army | Senior citizens at Salvation Army office | 5/11/72 |
| MP_198901_039_01_ref.mov | University of Southern Mississippi | Women"'s rights protest at the University of Southern Mississippi | 5/3/72 |
| MP_198901_039_02_ref.mov | Senator Carroll Ingram | Forrest County State Senator Carroll Ingram speaks about drug laws, the highway program, and the post audit bill. | 5/4/72 |
| MP_198901_039_03_ref.mov | Governor Bill Waller appointments | State Senator Charles W. Pickering discusses why the Senate adjourned without approving Governor Waller"'s appointments in Jackson. | 5/4/72 |
| MP_198901_039_04_ref.mov | State Senators Pickering and Ingram | State Senators Charles Pickering and Carroll Ingram are interviewed about legislation in Jackson. | 5/4/72 |
| MP_198901_039_05_ref.mov | Mississippi Art | Footage of people painting | 5/5/72 |