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.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP_198901_052_06_ref.mov | Prisoner release | Release of prisoners. Commutation of sentence. Steps of Forrest County Courthouse. | 12/22/71 |
| MP_198901_052_13_ref.mov | [ ] Donn | [ ] Donn gives after-dinner speech at the Meridian Chamber of Commerce on the need for citizen involvement. Governor Bill Waller attending. | 12/8/71 |
| MP_198901_052_11_ref.mov | Bill Waller | Governor Bill Waller addresses the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) at MEC Legislative Forum in Jackson. | 12/8/71 |
| MP_198901_052_03_ref.mov | Voting machines in Forrest County | Charles Wade opposes purchase of voting machines in Forrest County | 12/8/71 |
| MP_198901_052_12_ref.mov | Bill Waller | Governor Bill Waller is interviewed about his relationship with Governor John Bell Williams during Senate hearings | 12/8/71 |
| MP_198901_052_09_ref.mov | Senate special session | Senator Ed Pittman reports on Senate special session and its failure to confirm Governor John Bell Williams"' appointments | 12/9/71 |
| MP_198901_052_02_ref.mov | Aircraft construction | Sam Burns (?), John Tatum (?), and Bob Chain (?) speak to a lunch in Hattiesburg on aircraft construction | 12/9/71 |
| MP_198901_052_08_ref.mov | Prisoner release | (See item 6 continuation thereof) | ND |
| MP_198901_053_02_ref.mov | Workfare programs | Senator John C. Stennis discusses federal projects for workfare programs in Mississippi | 10/10/72 |
| MP_198901_053_05_ref.mov | Emergency Support Shelter (?) | [ ] Callahan discusses the hiring and purchasing freeze for the Emergency Support Shelter (?) | 10/11/72 |
| MP_198901_053_04_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Bus System | Hollis Brown discusses the need for a bus system in Hattiesburg | 10/11/72 |
| MP_198901_053_03_ref.mov | Buses | Unidentified press conference with Hollis Brown about buses | 10/11/72 |
| MP_198901_053_06_ref.mov | Attorney John Brittain | John Brittain, defense attorney in the Republic of New Africa trial, discusses reasons for black jurors not to convict blacks just because whites want... | 10/11/72 |
| MP_198901_053_09_ref.mov | State prisons | State Senator, Charles Pickering, and State Representative, Stone Barefield, discuss Federal Court decisions about state prisons | 10/13/72 |
| MP_198901_053_01_ref.mov | Perry County Beer Sales | Report on the move to stop beer sales by the Perry County Baptist Association of Pastors at New Augusta First Baptist Church | 10/9/72 |
| MP_198901_053_08_ref.mov | Laurel power rates | Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, discusses reason for the Public Service Commission"'s responsibility to set power rates | 6/12/72 |
| MP_198901_053_07_ref.mov | James Robinson | Footage of evangelist, James Robinson, at the football stadium during the crusade | ND |
| MP_198901_054_04_ref.mov | Dixie Power Company | Footage of Dixie Power Company exhibition with U.S. Congressman, Trent Lott | 10/15/???? |
| MP_198901_054_01_ref.mov | Jones County garbage collection | Kirk Kilpatrick discusses bidding on garbage collection service for Jones County. Footage of roadside dumping. | 10/16/72 |
| MP_198901_054_06_ref.mov | Bouie Creek Reservoir | [ ] Adams discusses the Bouie Creek Reservoir. (See item 5) | 10/17/72 |
| MP_198901_054_07_ref.mov | Senator Stennis Tribute | Governor Bill Waller speaks at a tribute to Senator John C. Stennis in Perry County. (See item 9) | 10/17/72 |
| MP_198901_054_05_ref.mov | Bouie Creek Reservoir | [ ] Adams opposes the Bouie Creek Reservoir. (See item 6) | 10/17/72 |
| MP_198901_054_08_ref.mov | Traffic Accident | Helicopter lands with traffic accident victims | 10/17/72 |
| MP_198901_054_09_ref.mov | Governor Bill Waller | Governor Bill Waller discusses state"'s growth at a function in Perry County. (See item 7) | 10/17/72 |
| MP_198901_054_13_ref.mov | Sunrise School Protest | Footage of parents"' protest at the Sunrise School in Forrest County | 10/18/72 |
| MP_198901_054_11_ref.mov | Penney"'s discrimination | [ ] Cumming discusses the lack of minorities and women on Penney"'s Board of Directors. | 10/18/72 |
| MP_198901_054_10_ref.mov | Truck wreck | Footage of a fatal truck wreck and fire on Highway 98 East | 10/18/72 |
| MP_198901_054_12_ref.mov | Veterans of Foreign Wars break-in | Break-in at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Highway 11 in Laurel | 10/18/72 |
| MP_198901_054_14_ref.mov | Laurel pollution and sewage disposa | Stand-up on Grand Jury vs. Laurel. Report on Laurel"'s actions on air pollution and sewage disposal | 10/19/72 |
| MP_198901_054_15_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Jail | Footage of Hattiesburg City Council meeting on jail | 10/20/72 |