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_056_07_ref.mov | Laurel Gas Main Break | Bulldozer breaks Laurel gas main | 9/20/72 |
| MP_198901_056_05_ref.mov | Petal | Petal | 9/20/72 |
| MP_198901_056_06_ref.mov | School for Children with Language D | Report on the University of Southern Mississippi School for Children with Language Disorders showing children in the classroom | 9/20/72 |
| MP_198901_056_13_ref.mov | Gil Carmichael | Gubernatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, makes a campaign stop at the University of Southern Mississippi campus | 9/20/72 |
| MP_198901_056_10_ref.mov | Title IV Funds | Les Neacom (?) discusses development of programs using funds from Title IV of the Social Security Act | 9/21/72 |
| MP_198901_056_08_ref.mov | Lumber vs. People | Report on lawsuit concerning log piles next to poorer residential area in ?? | 9/21/72 |
| MP_198901_056_09_ref.mov | John Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis discusses civilian authority over the military from Washington | 9/21/72 |
| MP_198901_056_11_ref.mov | Forrest County Jail | Report on meeting about the proposed Forrest County Jail | 9/22/72 |
| MP_198901_056_12_ref.mov | Head Start Program | Dwight Trippe discusses needs for the head start program | 9/22/72 |
| MP_198901_057_09_ref.mov | Stone Barefield | State representative, Stone Barefield, discusses reapportionment of the state legislature | 3/10/75 |
| MP_198901_057_08_ref.mov | Maurice Dantin | Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Maurice Dantin, speaks to Lion"'s Club. (Site unknown) | 3/10/75 |
| MP_198901_057_02_ref.mov | Laurel UP Progress | Footage of progress of Laurel construction site | 3/3/75 |
| MP_198901_057_01_ref.mov | Home owners"' insurance | [ ] Carlisle discusses policy that the new House bill set on homeowners"' insurance | 3/4/75 |
| MP_198901_057_05_ref.mov | Animal Diagnostic Laboratory | Hattiesburg residents oppose the building of an Animal Diagnostic Laboratory on West 7th Street | 3/5/75 |
| MP_198901_057_03_ref.mov | Ralph Abernathy | Ralph Abernathy, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, discusses revenue sharing moneys not being used to fight poverty | 3/5/75 |
| MP_198901_057_04_ref.mov | Charles Evers | Charles Evers speaks from the State Senate at the Capitol Building | 3/6/75 |
| MP_198901_057_06_ref.mov | Laurel Drug Bust | Footage of a Laurel drug bust | 3/7/75 |
| MP_198901_057_07_ref.mov | Edgar Stephens (?) | State Representative, Edgar Stephens, discusses export of Mississippi products | 3/9/75 |
| MP_198901_058_07_ref.mov | Mississippi Economic Council | Mississippi Economic Council meeting in Jones County | 2/23/72 |
| MP_198901_058_08_ref.mov | Georgia-Pacific Tour | Footage of a tour of the Georgia-Pacific wood products plant showing plywood being made | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_058_14_ref.mov | Shag Pyron | Mississippi District Highway Commissioner, Shag Pyron, gives an after-dinner speech in Laurel | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_058_15_ref.mov | USM Environmental Conference | Footage of the University of Southern Mississippi environmental conference | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_058_06_ref.mov | Jim Buck Ross | Footage of Jim Buck Ross and the Ellisville Chamber of Commerce | 2/28/72 |
| MP_198901_058_04_ref.mov | Jones County Ambulance | Footage of new Jones County ambulance. Older ambulances shown. | 2/28/72 |
| MP_198901_058_10_ref.mov | Regular & Loyalists Merger | State representative, Stone Barefield, and Hattiesburg Drug Enforcement Officer, J.C. Fairley are interviewed about the Regulars & Loyalists merger. (... | 2/28/72 |
| MP_198901_058_05_ref.mov | Regulars & Loyalists Merger | State representative, Stone Barefield, and Hattiesburg Drug Enforcement Officer, J.C. Fairley are interviewed about the Regulars & Loyalists merger. (... | 2/28/72 |
| MP_198901_058_01_ref.mov | John Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis discusses reproachment with the Soviets in a speech to the Hattiesburg (?) Jaycees | 2/28/75 |
| MP_198901_058_02_ref.mov | Gil Carmichael | Gubernatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, is interviewed about the highway program as he speaks to Laurel DECA (?) | 2/29/72 |