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_039_06_ref.mov | Forrest County Family Planning | Mack Hayes and Dwight Trippe discuss Forrest County family planning. | 5/5/72 |
| MP_198901_039_08_ref.mov | Miss Hattiesburg Pageant | Shots of the Miss Hattiesburg Pageant | 5/8/72 |
| MP_198901_039_09_ref.mov | Kidnap Coffee | Kidnap Coffee fundraiser in Laurel | 5/8/72 |
| MP_198901_039_10_ref.mov | Laurel Wreck | Fatality in overturn of eighteen-wheeler at the Masonite Road exit on I-59 in Laurel | 5/8/72 |
| MP_198901_039_07_ref.mov | USM talks | Talk on drug laws, job opportunities, and the candidate for the 5th Congressional District to University of Southern Mississippi students. | 5/9/72 |
| MP_198901_039_11_ref.mov | Vietnam | Man on the Street interviews about President Richard Nixon"'s move in Vietnam held at University of Southern Mississippi"'s University Mall | 5/9/72 |
| MP_198901_040_06_ref.mov | Laurel snakes | Report of snakes in a residential yard in Laurel | 02/12/0971 |
| MP_198901_040_10_ref.mov | Jones County Tornado | Footage of Tornado damage in Jones County | 04/03/?? |
| MP_198901_040_08_ref.mov | Laurel Blue Laws | Discussion of McKenzie blue laws in Laurel | 12/23/74 |
| MP_198901_040_07_ref.mov | Sunday sales in Hattiesburg | Dr. [ ] Barnes opposes stores being open on Sunday in Hattiesburg. | 12/23/74 |
| MP_198901_040_09_ref.mov | Sunday sales in Hattiesburg | Man on the Street interviews on Sunday sales in Hattiesburg | 12/27/74 |
| MP_198901_040_02_ref.mov | Helmon Johnson | Helmon Johnson, Director of the Pearl River Opportunity, discusses school closure in Marion County | 2/12/71 |
| MP_198901_040_03_ref.mov | Reform of Justice of the Peace System | Snakes (reform of the Justice of the Peace System) | 2/12/71 |
| MP_198901_040_04_ref.mov | Helmon Johnson | [ ] Schaffer and Helmon Johnson, Director of the Pearl River Opportunity, discuss school closure in Marion County | 2/12/71 |
| MP_198901_040_11_ref.mov | William Patrick | Laurel Mayor, William (Bill) Patrick, discusses his campaign tour for Lieutenant Governor | ND |
| MP_198901_040_01_ref.mov | Laurel Police Survey | Interviews with local officials in Laurel by WDAM in 1971 | ND |
| MP_198901_040_05_ref.mov | William Patrick | Laurel Mayor, William Patrick, discusses changing the Laurel ambulance service and police survey | ND |
| MP_198901_041_01_ref.mov | Mohammed Ali | Mohammed Ali speaks at [ ] banquet | 5/1/75 |
| MP_198901_041_02_ref.mov | Laurel Street Upgrade | Paul Jans discusses upgrading the streets in Laurel (footage of surveying) | 5/2/75 |
| MP_198901_041_03_ref.mov | Mental Healthcare | Dr. Reginald P. White is interview about mental healthcare in Mississippi. | 5/2/75 |
| MP_198901_041_05_ref.mov | Farming | Report on bad conditions in farming | 5/3/75 |
| MP_198901_041_04_ref.mov | John C. Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis reports on withdrawal from Vietnam | 5/4/75 |
| MP_198901_041_11_ref.mov | Laurel Park Dedication | Story on the Victoria neighborhood park facilities | 5/5/75 |
| MP_198901_041_06_ref.mov | TOPS pageant | TOPS pageant scenes | 5/5/75 |
| MP_198901_041_07_ref.mov | March of Dimes | Footage of March of Dimes fundraising at high school | 5/5/75 |
| MP_198901_041_08_ref.mov | William Patrick | Laurel Mayor, William (Bill) Patrick, says he would run in the gubernatorial campaign | 5/5/75 |
| MP_198901_041_09_ref.mov | William Patrick | Laurel Mayor, William (Bill) Patrick talks about running for Governor | 5/5/75 |
| MP_198901_041_10_ref.mov | Laurel Garbage | Laurel Mayor, William (Bill) Patrick, talks about the Laurel garbage situation at the supervisors meeting | 5/5/75 |