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_070_09_ref.mov

    Date: 4/19/72

    Event: Roadside Cleanup

    Descr: Footage of Spring cleanup on the roadsides

  • MP_198901_070_11_ref.mov

    Date: 4/20/72

    Event: Hattiesburg Garbage Service

    Descr: Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, is interviewed about the new garbage service

  • MP_198901_070_14_ref.mov

    Date: 4/21/72

    Event: Air Ambulance Bill

    Descr: State Senator, Ray Chatham, is interviewed at the State Capitol about the air ambulance bill

  • MP_198901_070_15_ref.mov

    Date: 4/21/72

    Event: Oxford Law School

    Descr: Porter Fortune, Chancellor at the University of Mississippi, calls for a new law school facility in Oxford

  • MP_198901_070_12_ref.mov

    Date: 4/21/72

    Event: Absentee Voting for Students

    Descr: State Senator, Ben Stone, is interviewed in Jackson about legislation allowing students to vote absentee

  • MP_198901_070_13_ref.mov

    Date: 4/21/72

    Event: College Funding

    Descr: Porter Fortune, Chancellor at the University of Mississippi is interviewed about funding for institutions of higher learning. (See item 15)

  • MP_198901_070_10_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Lamar County Bootlegging

    Descr: Lumberton Mayor, Bobby Garroway and Lamar County Sheriff"'s Officer Estus Earl Lott discuss bootlegging. (See item 2)

  • MP_198901_071_02_ref.mov

    Date: 6/24/71

    Event: P.O.W. Program

    Descr: 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...

  • MP_198901_071_01_ref.mov

    Date: 7/12/71

    Event: Texas P.O.W. Program

    Descr: 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)

  • MP_198901_071_03_ref.mov

    Date: 7/19/71

    Event: Nylon Paint

    Descr: Demonstration of strength of nylon paint and interview with its inventor.

  • MP_198901_072_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/25/72

    Event: Wayne County Beer Sales

    Descr: Hattiesburg District Attorney, Rex Jones, is interviewed about his support of the beer industry in Wayne County.

  • MP_198901_072_05_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/72

    Event: Gil Carmichael

    Descr: Senatorial candidate, Gil Carmichael, discusses what he will do as Senator.

  • MP_198901_072_06_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/72

    Event: Navy Aces

    Descr: Interview with Vietnam Navy Aces pilots, William Driscoll and Randy Cunningham. (See item 3)

  • MP_198901_072_03_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/72

    Event: Navy Aces

    Descr: Interview with Vietnam Navy Aces pilots, William Driscoll and Randy Cunningham. (See item 6)

  • MP_198901_072_04_ref.mov

    Date: 6/1/72

    Event: Camp Shelby

    Descr: Mrs. D. C. Matthews, wife of Major General, David C. Matthews, of the Oklahoma National Guard(?) discusses readiness test

  • MP_198901_072_09_ref.mov

    Date: 6/2/72

    Event: Kamper Park

    Descr: Commissioner (?) Bud Gerrard and Mrs. Dura Segrest give a progress report on Kamper Park. (See item 8)

  • MP_198901_072_07_ref.mov

    Date: 6/2/72

    Event: GOP Suit

    Descr: Reporter Terry Keeter discusses GOP suit. (See item 2)

  • MP_198901_072_08_ref.mov

    Date: 6/2/72

    Event: Kamper Park

    Descr: Commissioner (?) Bud Gerrard and Mrs. Dura Segrest are interviewed about the conditions at Kamper Park and Kamper Park Zoo. (See item 9)

  • MP_198901_072_10_ref.mov

    Date: 6/2/72

    Event: Petal Incorporation

    Descr: Attorney (?) Jim Dukes is interviewed about the hearing on Petal incorporation

  • MP_198901_072_14_ref.mov

    Date: 6/5/72

    Event: William Waller

    Descr: Governor William Waller discusses his relationship to the press at an MBA banquet

  • MP_198901_072_11_ref.mov

    Date: 6/5/72

    Event: Forrest County Drainage Problems

    Descr: Forrest County Supervisor, Nix Anderson, discusses rural community drainage problems

  • MP_198901_072_12_ref.mov

    Date: 6/5/72

    Event: Wayne County Beer Sales

    Descr: Reporter Kirk Kilpatrick discusses vote on wet or dry from Waynesboro. (See item 13)

  • MP_198901_072_13_ref.mov

    Date: 6/5/72

    Event: Wayne County Beer Sales

    Descr: Report on Wayne County beer referendum

  • MP_198901_072_15_ref.mov

    Date: 6/6/72

    Event: Jones and Forrest County Primaries

    Descr: Footage of Jones and Forrest County polling places

  • MP_198901_072_17_ref.mov

    Date: 6/6/72

    Event: Laurel Water Shortage

    Descr: City engineer is interviewed about the water shortage in Laurel. (See item 16)

  • MP_198901_072_16_ref.mov

    Date: 6/6/72

    Event: Laurel Water Shortage

    Descr: City engineer is interviewed about the water shortage in Laurel. (See item 17)

  • MP_198901_072_18_ref.mov

    Date: 6/6/72

    Event: Walter Parker

    Descr: Interview with Hattiesburg Commissioner, Walter Parker, about Hattiesburg streets and drainage

  • MP_198901_072_19_ref.mov

    Date: 6/7/72

    Event: Forrest County Redistricting

    Descr: Footage of meeting about Forrest County redistricting

  • MP_198901_072_02_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Lauderdale County GOP Suit

    Descr: Interview in front of the Lauderdale County Chancery Courtroom about the GOP suit. (See item 7)

  • MP_198901_073_03_ref.mov

    Date: 1/12/72

    Event: Watkins High School

    Descr: Footage of roof repair at Watkins High School.