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_079_14_ref.mov

    Date: 2/10/71

    Event: Roy K. Moore

    Descr: Mississippi FBI Director, Roy K. Moore, discusses J. Edgar Hoover"'s abilities and blames the press for unnecessary criticism. (See item 13)

  • MP_198901_079_06_ref.mov

    Date: 2/19/71

    Event: President Nixon"'s State of the Union

    Descr: Dr. James Moyes comments on President Richard Nixon"'s State of the Union speech to the Hattiesburg Kiwanis Club. (See item 8)

  • MP_198901_079_01_ref.mov

    Date: 2/3/71

    Event: Hattiesburg car wrecks

    Descr: Footage of a head-on collision on Hardy Street in Hattiesburg. Other wrecks shown. (See items 2 & 3)

  • MP_198901_079_02_ref.mov

    Date: 2/7/71

    Event: Hattiesburg car wrecks

    Descr: Footage of Hattiesburg car wrecks. (See items 1 &3)

  • MP_198901_079_05_ref.mov

    Date: 2/8/71

    Event: John Stennis

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis reports from Washington about Vietnam critics.

  • MP_198901_079_04_ref.mov

    Date: 2/8/71

    Event: Metropolitan Opera Auditions

    Descr: Interview with Mary Stearns about Metropolitan Opera auditions.

  • MP_198901_079_03_ref.mov

    Date: 2/8/71

    Event: Hattiesburg car wrecks

    Descr: Footage of car wrecks on Highway 49 & Hardy Street. (See items 1 & 2)

  • MP_198901_079_08_ref.mov

    Date: 2/9/71

    Event: New Election Laws

    Descr: Dr. James Moyes discusses Mississippi"'s new election laws. (See item 6)

  • MP_198901_079_09_ref.mov

    Date: 2/9/71

    Event: Immaculate Conception School

    Descr: Interview with the principal of the Immaculate Conception School about their reading program. Exterior shot of the school. (See item 7)

  • MP_198901_079_10_ref.mov

    Date: 2/9/71

    Event: Community Sentiment on School Board

    Descr: Clarence Magee, of the Hattiesburg biracial committee, expresses unanimity between Whites and Blacks on the Hattiesburg School Board.

  • MP_198901_079_11_ref.mov

    Date: 2/9/71

    Event: Dormitory Fire at the USM

    Descr: Footage of the Hattiesburg Fire Department in action at a fire at the University of Southern Mississippi"'s Elam Arms dormitory.

  • MP_198901_079_07_ref.mov

    Date: 2/9/71

    Event: Catholic School

    Descr: Footage of elementary school classes. (See item 9)

  • MP_198901_079_12_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Air Ambulance

    Descr: Senator Ed Pittman discusses the bill which will allow the formation of an air ambulance.

  • MP_198901_080_06_ref.mov

    Date: 6/10/71

    Event: Ellisville State School

    Descr: Dr. Paul Cotton, Director of the Ellisville State School, is interviewed about the new measuring system to determine what the children need at the sch...

  • MP_198901_080_07_ref.mov

    Date: 6/10/71

    Event: Laurel Property Re-zoning

    Descr: Reporter Rick Centner reports on the proposal of Laurel property owners to rezone.

  • MP_198901_080_05_ref.mov

    Date: 6/10/71

    Event: Student Haircuts

    Descr: Reporter Steve Reuben reports on the long hair on both sexes of University of Southern Mississippi students. Student Union at USM shown.

  • MP_198901_080_12_ref.mov

    Date: 6/11/71

    Event: Laurel Jaycees

    Descr: Footage of the Laurel Jaycees "arresting" someone.

  • MP_198901_080_08_ref.mov

    Date: 6/11/71

    Event: New Hattiesburg Jail

    Descr: Bill Stephens reports from a meeting on the new Hattiesburg jail.

  • MP_198901_080_09_ref.mov

    Date: 6/11/71

    Event: Ellisville State School

    Descr: Director Paul Cotton discusses the committal to mental institutions including 10 tests. (See item 6)

  • MP_198901_080_10_ref.mov

    Date: 6/11/71

    Event: Hattiesburg House Fire

    Descr: Footage of a nighttime Hattiesburg house fire showing fire trucks and firemen fighting the fire.

  • MP_198901_080_11_ref.mov

    Date: 6/11/71

    Event: USM Driver"'s Education

    Descr: Footage of a driver"'s education training course at the University of Southern Mississippi.

  • MP_198901_080_04_ref.mov

    Date: 6/9/71

    Event: Pinebelt Regional Airport

    Descr: Footage of the ground breaking ceremony at Pinebelt Regional Airport.

  • MP_198901_080_03_ref.mov

    Date: 6/9/71

    Event: Fatal Drug Overdose

    Descr: Footage of the Southernaire Motel, where police removed a body who had died from a drug overdose.

  • MP_198901_080_02_ref.mov

    Date: 6/9/71

    Event: 124th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

    Descr: Reporter Mack Hayes reports on the maneuvers of the 124th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Detachment of the Mississippi National Guard at Camp Shelby.

  • MP_198901_080_01_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Laurel Narcotics Task Force

    Descr: Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, reports on the findings of the undercover vice and narcotics task force.

  • MP_198901_081_14_ref.mov

    Date: ????

    Event: Hattiesburg School Zones

    Descr: Lloyd Rhian is interviewed about final school plan. (See item 13)

  • MP_198901_081_02_ref.mov

    Date: 7/20/71

    Event: Union Strike

    Descr: Glenn Canfield discusses reasons for ending the strike. (Site unknown)

  • MP_198901_081_03_ref.mov

    Date: 7/20/71

    Event: John Stennis

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis comments on the appointment of (?) as the U.S. ambassador to the Paris Peace Talks in his report from Washington.

  • MP_198901_081_08_ref.mov

    Date: 7/21/71

    Event: Laurel recreation

    Descr: Footage of tennis courts in Laurel. (See item 7)

  • MP_198901_081_04_ref.mov

    Date: 7/21/71

    Event: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis

    Descr: State veterinarian, Dr. Vernon Chadwick, reports on the quarantine of horses coming into Mississippi to stop the spread of Venezuelan Equine Encephali...

  • MP_198901_081_05_ref.mov

    Date: 7/21/71

    Event: Charles Sullivan

    Descr: Gubernatorial candidate, Charles Sullivan at a Hattiesburg rally before the August primary.

  • MP_198901_081_10_ref.mov

    Date: 7/21/71

    Event: Camp Shelby review

    Descr: Footage of military people at the airport. Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn to review Tennessee Guard at Camp Shelby.