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_070_01_ref.mov | Blue Law Enforcement | Hattiesburg enforcement officer, Jack Riley is interviewed on Blue Law enforcement | 4/19/72 |
| MP_198901_070_11_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Garbage Service | Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, is interviewed about the new garbage service | 4/20/72 |
| MP_198901_070_13_ref.mov | College Funding | Porter Fortune, Chancellor at the University of Mississippi is interviewed about funding for institutions of higher learning. (See item 15) | 4/21/72 |
| MP_198901_070_15_ref.mov | Oxford Law School | Porter Fortune, Chancellor at the University of Mississippi, calls for a new law school facility in Oxford | 4/21/72 |
| MP_198901_070_12_ref.mov | Absentee Voting for Students | State Senator, Ben Stone, is interviewed in Jackson about legislation allowing students to vote absentee | 4/21/72 |
| MP_198901_070_14_ref.mov | Air Ambulance Bill | State Senator, Ray Chatham, is interviewed at the State Capitol about the air ambulance bill | 4/21/72 |
| MP_198901_070_10_ref.mov | Lamar County Bootlegging | Lumberton Mayor, Bobby Garroway and Lamar County Sheriff"'s Officer Estus Earl Lott discuss bootlegging. (See item 2) | ND |
| MP_198901_071_02_ref.mov | P.O.W. Program | Mrs. Pat Hall, wife of Colonel George Hall, is interviewed about the delegation sent to Paris to discuss P.O.W."'s with the North Vietnamese. (See ite... | 6/24/71 |
| MP_198901_071_01_ref.mov | Texas P.O.W. Program | Mrs. Pat Hall, wife of Colonel George Hall, is interviewed in Waco, Texas, about a program to aid P.O.W."'s. (See item 2) | 7/12/71 |
| MP_198901_071_03_ref.mov | Nylon Paint | Demonstration of strength of nylon paint and interview with its inventor. | 7/19/71 |
| MP_198901_072_01_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer Sales | Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, is interviewed about his support of the beer industry in Wayne County. | 5/25/72 |
| MP_198901_072_05_ref.mov | Gil Carmichael | Senatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, discusses what he will do as Senator. | 6/1/72 |
| MP_198901_072_06_ref.mov | Navy Aces | Interview with Vietnam Navy Aces pilots, William Driscoll and Randy Cunningham. (See item 3) | 6/1/72 |
| MP_198901_072_03_ref.mov | Navy Aces | Interview with Vietnam Navy Aces pilots, William Driscoll and Randy Cunningham. (See item 6) | 6/1/72 |
| MP_198901_072_04_ref.mov | Camp Shelby | Mrs. D. C. Matthews, wife of Major General, David C. Matthews, of the Oklahoma National Guard(?) discusses readiness test | 6/1/72 |
| MP_198901_072_10_ref.mov | Petal Incorporation | Attorney (?) Jim Dukes is interviewed about the hearing on Petal incorporation | 6/2/72 |
| MP_198901_072_08_ref.mov | Kamper Park | Commissioner (?) Bud Gerrard and Mrs. Dura Segrest are interviewed about the conditions at Kamper Park and Kamper Park Zoo. (See item 9) | 6/2/72 |
| MP_198901_072_07_ref.mov | GOP Suit | Reporter Terry Keeter discusses GOP suit. (See item 2) | 6/2/72 |
| MP_198901_072_09_ref.mov | Kamper Park | Commissioner (?) Bud Gerrard and Mrs. Dura Segrest give a progress report on Kamper Park. (See item 8) | 6/2/72 |
| MP_198901_072_13_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer Sales | Report on Wayne County beer referendum | 6/5/72 |
| MP_198901_072_14_ref.mov | William Waller | Governor William Waller discusses his relationship to the press at an MBA banquet | 6/5/72 |
| MP_198901_072_12_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer Sales | Reporter Kirk Kilpatrick discusses vote on wet or dry from Waynesboro. (See item 13) | 6/5/72 |
| MP_198901_072_11_ref.mov | Forrest County Drainage Problems | Forrest County Supervisor, Nix Anderson, discusses rural community drainage problems | 6/5/72 |
| MP_198901_072_17_ref.mov | Laurel Water Shortage | City engineer is interviewed about the water shortage in Laurel. (See item 16) | 6/6/72 |
| MP_198901_072_16_ref.mov | Laurel Water Shortage | City engineer is interviewed about the water shortage in Laurel. (See item 17) | 6/6/72 |
| MP_198901_072_15_ref.mov | Jones and Forrest County Primaries | Footage of Jones and Forrest County polling places | 6/6/72 |
| MP_198901_072_18_ref.mov | Walter Parker | Interview with Hattiesburg Commissioner, Walter Parker, about Hattiesburg streets and drainage | 6/6/72 |
| MP_198901_072_19_ref.mov | Forrest County Redistricting | Footage of meeting about Forrest County redistricting | 6/7/72 |
| MP_198901_072_02_ref.mov | Lauderdale County GOP Suit | Interview in front of the Lauderdale County Chancery Courtroom about the GOP suit. (See item 7) | ND |
| MP_198901_073_01_ref.mov | Laurel Police Assignment | Laurel Mayor William (Bill) Patrick is interviewed about police assignments. | 1/12/72 |