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_084_10_ref.mov

    Date: 5/20/75

    Event: Damaged Roads in Jones (?) County

    Descr: Footage of trucks and damaged roads with signs prohibiting thru-truck traffic in Jones (?) County.

  • MP_198901_084_11_ref.mov

    Date: 5/20/75

    Event: Monroe Road Work

    Descr: Footage of work being done on Monroe Road.

  • MP_198901_084_17_ref.mov

    Date: 5/20/75

    Event: Drug Offenders

    Descr: [ ] Braswell interviewed about drug offenders in Forrest, Lamar, and Perry counties.

  • MP_198901_084_12_ref.mov

    Date: 5/21/75

    Event: Brooklyn Truck Crash

    Descr: Footage of a propane truck turned on its side being righted.

  • MP_198901_084_13_ref.mov

    Date: 5/22/75

    Event: Petal Drainage

    Descr: Interviews about Petal drainage problems. (See item 15)

  • MP_198901_084_16_ref.mov

    Date: 5/22/75

    Event: State Unemployment

    Descr: Herman Teal of the State Employment Commission is interviewed about unemployment.

  • MP_198901_084_07_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: John Stennis

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis is interviewed about President Gerald Ford"'s decision to send in marines to Cambodia to rescue the Mariquez hostages.

  • MP_198901_084_06_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: 1968 Gun Control Act

    Descr: [ ] Edgar, agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms, is interviewed about the 1968 Gun Control Act relating to transport and manufactur...

  • MP_198901_084_14_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: USM Graduation

    Descr: University of Southern Mississippi graduation ceremonies with President William McCain receiving an award.

  • MP_198901_084_02_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Pinebelt Airport

    Descr: Footage of passengers embarking at Pinebelt Airport. (See item 1)

  • MP_198901_084_09_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Hattiesburg Molotov Cocktail Explosion

    Descr: [ ] Edgar, agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms, discusses the Molotov cocktail explosions in Hattiesburg.

  • MP_198901_084_15_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: Petal Drainage

    Descr: Report about Petal drainage problems. (See item 13)

  • MP_198901_084_03_ref.mov

    Date: ND

    Event: John Stennis

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis addresses a graduating class and is given an honorary degree.

  • MP_198901_085_08_ref.mov

    Date: 3/26/71

    Event: Anita Bryant

    Descr: Reporter Evelyn Lowry interviews Anita Bryant, one of the judges of the Miss University of Southern Mississippi pageant.

  • MP_198901_085_05_ref.mov

    Date: 4/26/71

    Event: Traffic Control

    Descr: Mississippi Highway Patrol District Inspector, J. B. Dickerson, is interviewed about traffic control.

  • MP_198901_085_01_ref.mov

    Date: 4/26/71

    Event: County-City Ambulance Service

    Descr: Alpheus McRae is interviewed about a joint county-city ambulance service.

  • MP_198901_085_06_ref.mov

    Date: 4/29/71

    Event: Brown Recluse Spider

    Descr: Don Diamond, and Hattiesburg dermatologist, Dr. R. R. Lubritz, discuss the brown recluse spider. (See item 9)

  • MP_198901_085_03_ref.mov

    Date: 4/30/71

    Event: Civil Service Commission Charges

    Descr: Interview with Hattiesburg Civil Service Commission representative, A. G. Sumrall, and James Morgan about the charges against Sumrall. (See item 2)

  • MP_198901_085_02_ref.mov

    Date: 4/30/71

    Event: Civil Service Commission Charges

    Descr: Interview with Hattiesburg Civil Service Commission representative, A. G. Sumrall, and James Morgan about Sumrall"'s insubordination. (See item 3)

  • MP_198901_085_04_ref.mov

    Date: 4/30/71

    Event: Driver"'s Licenses Checks

    Descr: Footage of the Highway Patrol checking driver"'s licenses alongside a road.

  • MP_198901_085_07_ref.mov

    Date: 4/30/71

    Event: Open Primary Decision

    Descr: State Representative, Stone Barefield, announces he is for allowing the open primary to occur.

  • MP_198901_085_12_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: A. F. Summer

    Descr: Mississippi Attorney General, A. F. Summer, speaks to the Hattiesburg City Council about the court ruling on elections in Mississippi and law suits. (...

  • MP_198901_085_09_ref.mov

    Date: 5/1/71

    Event: Brown Recluse Spider

    Descr: Hattiesburg dermatologist, Dr. R. R. Lubritz, discusses the symptoms of the brown recluse spider bite. (See item 6)

  • MP_198901_085_10_ref.mov

    Date: 5/1/75

    Event: Malvin Goode

    Descr: Television journalist and news correspondent, Malvin Goode, speaks at a banquet in Hattiesburg.

  • MP_198901_085_14_ref.mov

    Date: 5/3/71

    Event: Jones County Seed Plant

    Descr: [ ] Price discusses a plant for drying grain sorghum in Jones County.

  • MP_198901_085_11_ref.mov

    Date: 5/3/71

    Event: Laurel Charity Drive

    Descr: Report on a Laurel charity drive where officials are locked up.

  • MP_198901_085_15_ref.mov

    Date: 5/3/71

    Event: Highway Patrol Enlargement

    Descr: Lieutenant Jack Trigg discusses the enlargement of the Highway Patrol Traffic Division from 5 to 10 men.

  • MP_198901_085_13_ref.mov

    Date: 5/4/71

    Event: A. F. Summer

    Descr: Mississippi Attorney General, A. F. Summer, discusses the Open Primary. (See item 12)

  • MP_198901_086_12_ref.mov

    Date: 11/10/70

    Event: Petal Incorporation

    Descr: Lesley Lee is interviewed by Mack Hayes about the funds Petal must receive if they incorporate and petitions to incorporate.

  • MP_198901_086_09_ref.mov

    Date: 11/10/70

    Event: Meridian Murder

    Descr: Terry Keeter reports on the murder of a Meridian minister on April 25, 1970.

  • MP_198901_086_03_ref.mov

    Date: 11/11/70

    Event: George C. Wallace

    Descr: Governor George C. Wallace speaks against the anti-war movement on Veteran"'s Day in Meridian.

  • MP_198901_086_08_ref.mov

    Date: 11/11/70

    Event: Overcrowded Columbia Correctional I

    Descr: Footage of overcrowding of correctional juvenile institutions in Columbia with overcrowded conditions shown.