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_057_07_ref.mov
Date: 3/9/75
Event: Edgar Stephens (?)
Descr: State Representative, Edgar Stephens, discusses export of Mississippi products
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MP_198901_058_07_ref.mov
Date: 2/23/72
Event: Mississippi Economic Council
Descr: Mississippi Economic Council meeting in Jones County
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MP_198901_058_08_ref.mov
Date: 2/25/72
Event: Georgia-Pacific Tour
Descr: Footage of a tour of the Georgia-Pacific wood products plant showing plywood being made
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MP_198901_058_14_ref.mov
Date: 2/25/72
Event: Shag Pyron
Descr: Mississippi District Highway Commissioner, Shag Pyron, gives an after-dinner speech in Laurel
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MP_198901_058_15_ref.mov
Date: 2/25/72
Event: USM Environmental Conference
Descr: Footage of the University of Southern Mississippi environmental conference
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MP_198901_058_06_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/72
Event: Jim Buck Ross
Descr: Footage of Jim Buck Ross and the Ellisville Chamber of Commerce
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MP_198901_058_10_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/72
Event: Regular & Loyalists Merger
Descr: State representative, Stone Barefield, and Hattiesburg Drug Enforcement Officer, J.C. Fairley are interviewed about the Regulars & Loyalists merger. (...
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MP_198901_058_04_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/72
Event: Jones County Ambulance
Descr: Footage of new Jones County ambulance. Older ambulances shown.
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MP_198901_058_05_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/72
Event: Regulars & Loyalists Merger
Descr: State representative, Stone Barefield, and Hattiesburg Drug Enforcement Officer, J.C. Fairley are interviewed about the Regulars & Loyalists merger. (...
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MP_198901_058_01_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/75
Event: John Stennis
Descr: Senator John C. Stennis discusses reproachment with the Soviets in a speech to the Hattiesburg (?) Jaycees
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MP_198901_058_03_ref.mov
Date: 2/29/72
Event: Gil Carmichael
Descr: Footage of gubernatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, at Laurel DECA (?)
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MP_198901_058_02_ref.mov
Date: 2/29/72
Event: Gil Carmichael
Descr: Gubernatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, is interviewed about the highway program as he speaks to Laurel DECA (?)
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MP_198901_058_09_ref.mov
Date: 2/29/72
Event: Swep Davis
Descr: Swep Davis, executive director of the Pat Harrison Waterway, is interviewed about dams on rivers north of Hattiesburg
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MP_198901_058_13_ref.mov
Date: 3/1/72
Event: William Winter
Descr: Lieutenant Governor, William Winter, receives the Salvation Army Award and speaks out about the need for being charitable
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MP_198901_058_12_ref.mov
Date: 3/1/72
Event: W. O. Dillard
Descr: Governor Bill Waller introduces W. O. Dillard as Commissioner of Public Safety at a Jackson press conference. Dillard is interviewed.
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MP_198901_058_11_ref.mov
Date: ND
Event: Hattiesburg Storm
Descr: Footage of Hattiesburg storm damage shown
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MP_198901_059_12_ref.mov
Date: 3/1/72
Event: W. O. Dillard
Descr: Governor Bill Waller introduces the new head of the Department of Public Safety, W. O. Dillard. Dillard is interviewed by the press.
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MP_198901_059_05_ref.mov
Date: 3/2/72
Event: Jackson Mall Home Show
Descr: Footage of the opening of the Jackson Mall Home Show featuring modular and mobile homes by the National Homes Factory
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MP_198901_059_04_ref.mov
Date: 3/2/72
Event: Citizens National Bank in Laurel
Descr: [ ] Lone (?) discusses non-credit courses offered at the University of Southern Mississippi by Citizens National Bank in Laurel
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MP_198901_059_08_ref.mov
Date: 3/3/72
Event: William Humphries
Descr: Interview with chiropractor, William Humphries (?) (See item 6)
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MP_198901_059_06_ref.mov
Date: 3/3/72
Event: Jackson Mall Home Show
Descr: Footage of the opening of the Jackson Mall Home Show featuring modular and mobile homes by the National Homes Factory
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MP_198901_059_07_ref.mov
Date: 3/3/72
Event: Chiropractors
Descr: Interviews with chiropractors about regulating their education and a ban on advertising
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MP_198901_059_09_ref.mov
Date: 3/3/72
Event: Ellisville State School
Descr: Footage of the Ellisville State School facilities
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MP_198901_059_10_ref.mov
Date: 3/4/72
Event: Louis Fondren
Descr: Louis Fondren, State Legislator from Moss Point, is interviewed about his views on President Richard Nixon and his campaign against U. S. Senator, Jam...
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MP_198901_059_13_ref.mov
Date: 3/6/72
Event: Boy Scout Convention
Descr: Major General Sidney Berry speaks to the boy scouts convention and is given an award
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MP_198901_059_02_ref.mov
Date: 3/6/72
Event: Forrest County Family Counseling
Descr: Forrest County youth counselor, Buddy Jones, is interviewed about setting up a counseling set-up which will bring in the entire family
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MP_198901_059_14_ref.mov
Date: 3/7/72
Event: John Stennis
Descr: Senator John C. Stennis gives a report from Washington on his approval of U. S. recognition of China, but agrees to proceed with caution
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MP_198901_059_03_ref.mov
Date: ND
Event: Bridge Tournament
Descr: Shot of players at card tables in a bridge tournament
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MP_198901_059_11_ref.mov
Date: ND
Event: A. F. Summer
Descr: Mississippi Attorney General, A. F. Summer, is interviewed about the Attorney General"'s responsibilities.
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MP_198901_059_01_ref.mov
Date: ND
Event: County Unit System
Descr: Interview about the need for a county unit system
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MP_198901_060_01_ref.mov
Date: 2/28/72
Event: John Stennis
Descr: Senator John C. Stennis gives speech on 18 year-old vote and encourages voter registration