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.

Items

  • MP_198901_052_04_ref.mov

    Date: 12/22/71

    Event: Parchman prisoners

    Descr: District Attorney, James Finch, opposes the release of prisoners from Parchman

  • MP_198901_052_11_ref.mov

    Date: 12/8/71

    Event: Bill Waller

    Descr: Governor Bill Waller addresses the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) at MEC Legislative Forum in Jackson.

  • MP_198901_052_12_ref.mov

    Date: 12/8/71

    Event: Bill Waller

    Descr: Governor Bill Waller is interviewed about his relationship with Governor John Bell Williams during Senate hearings

  • MP_198901_052_03_ref.mov

    Date: 12/8/71

    Event: Voting machines in Forrest County

    Descr: Charles Wade opposes purchase of voting machines in Forrest County

  • MP_198901_052_13_ref.mov

    Date: 12/8/71

    Event: [ ] Donn

    Descr: [ ] Donn gives after-dinner speech at the Meridian Chamber of Commerce on the need for citizen involvement. Governor Bill Waller attending.

  • MP_198901_052_09_ref.mov

    Date: 12/9/71

    Event: Senate special session

    Descr: Senator Ed Pittman reports on Senate special session and its failure to confirm Governor John Bell Williams"' appointments

  • MP_198901_052_02_ref.mov

    Date: 12/9/71

    Event: Aircraft construction

    Descr: Sam Burns (?), John Tatum (?), and Bob Chain (?) speak to a lunch in Hattiesburg on aircraft construction

  • MP_198901_052_08_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Prisoner release

    Descr: (See item 6 continuation thereof)

  • MP_198901_053_02_ref.mov

    Date: 10/10/72

    Event: Workfare programs

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis discusses federal projects for workfare programs in Mississippi

  • MP_198901_053_06_ref.mov

    Date: 10/11/72

    Event: Attorney John Brittain

    Descr: John Brittain, defense attorney in the Republic of New Africa trial, discusses reasons for black jurors not to convict blacks just because whites want...

  • MP_198901_053_03_ref.mov

    Date: 10/11/72

    Event: Buses

    Descr: Unidentified press conference with Hollis Brown about buses

  • MP_198901_053_04_ref.mov

    Date: 10/11/72

    Event: Hattiesburg Bus System

    Descr: Hollis Brown discusses the need for a bus system in Hattiesburg

  • MP_198901_053_05_ref.mov

    Date: 10/11/72

    Event: Emergency Support Shelter (?)

    Descr: [ ] Callahan discusses the hiring and purchasing freeze for the Emergency Support Shelter (?)

  • MP_198901_053_09_ref.mov

    Date: 10/13/72

    Event: State prisons

    Descr: State Senator, Charles Pickering, and State Representative, Stone Barefield, discuss Federal Court decisions about state prisons

  • MP_198901_053_01_ref.mov

    Date: 10/9/72

    Event: Perry County Beer Sales

    Descr: Report on the move to stop beer sales by the Perry County Baptist Association of Pastors at New Augusta First Baptist Church

  • MP_198901_053_08_ref.mov

    Date: 6/12/72

    Event: Laurel power rates

    Descr: Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, discusses reason for the Public Service Commission"'s responsibility to set power rates

  • MP_198901_053_07_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: James Robinson

    Descr: Footage of evangelist, James Robinson, at the football stadium during the crusade

  • MP_198901_054_04_ref.mov

    Date: 10/15/????

    Event: Dixie Power Company

    Descr: Footage of Dixie Power Company exhibition with U.S. Congressman, Trent Lott

  • MP_198901_054_01_ref.mov

    Date: 10/16/72

    Event: Jones County garbage collection

    Descr: Kirk Kilpatrick discusses bidding on garbage collection service for Jones County. Footage of roadside dumping.

  • MP_198901_054_09_ref.mov

    Date: 10/17/72

    Event: Governor Bill Waller

    Descr: Governor Bill Waller discusses state"'s growth at a function in Perry County. (See item 7)

  • MP_198901_054_07_ref.mov

    Date: 10/17/72

    Event: Senator Stennis Tribute

    Descr: Governor Bill Waller speaks at a tribute to Senator John C. Stennis in Perry County. (See item 9)

  • MP_198901_054_06_ref.mov

    Date: 10/17/72

    Event: Bouie Creek Reservoir

    Descr: [ ] Adams discusses the Bouie Creek Reservoir. (See item 5)

  • MP_198901_054_08_ref.mov

    Date: 10/17/72

    Event: Traffic Accident

    Descr: Helicopter lands with traffic accident victims

  • MP_198901_054_05_ref.mov

    Date: 10/17/72

    Event: Bouie Creek Reservoir

    Descr: [ ] Adams opposes the Bouie Creek Reservoir. (See item 6)

  • MP_198901_054_10_ref.mov

    Date: 10/18/72

    Event: Truck wreck

    Descr: Footage of a fatal truck wreck and fire on Highway 98 East

  • MP_198901_054_13_ref.mov

    Date: 10/18/72

    Event: Sunrise School Protest

    Descr: Footage of parents"' protest at the Sunrise School in Forrest County

  • MP_198901_054_11_ref.mov

    Date: 10/18/72

    Event: Penney"'s discrimination

    Descr: [ ] Cumming discusses the lack of minorities and women on Penney"'s Board of Directors.

  • MP_198901_054_12_ref.mov

    Date: 10/18/72

    Event: Veterans of Foreign Wars break-in

    Descr: Break-in at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Highway 11 in Laurel

  • MP_198901_054_14_ref.mov

    Date: 10/19/72

    Event: Laurel pollution and sewage disposa

    Descr: Stand-up on Grand Jury vs. Laurel. Report on Laurel"'s actions on air pollution and sewage disposal

  • MP_198901_054_15_ref.mov

    Date: 10/20/72

    Event: Hattiesburg Jail

    Descr: Footage of Hattiesburg City Council meeting on jail