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.
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Reporter Cliff Brown reports on Jack B. Dozier"'s narcotics trial
Date: ND
Filename: MP_198901_081_06_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Narcotics Trial
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The pilot of the F-101 Voodoo fighter plane is interviewed at the Gulfport...
Date: 11/20/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_03_ref.mov
Event: F-101 Voodoo Fighter Plane
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Senator John C. Stennis warns against drug use in the military in his repor...
Date: 11/23/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_07_ref.mov
Event: John Stennis
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Footage of house fires in Laurel and (?) Spring
Date: 11/23/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_06_ref.mov
Event: Laurel House Fire
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Footage of a fire at a service station (site unknown).
Date: 11/27/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_09_ref.mov
Event: Service Station Fire
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Footage of the University of Southern Mississippi band rehearsal on the fie...
Date: 11/27/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_05_ref.mov
Event: USM Band Rehearsal
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Sam Hall, Chair of Airport Authority, is interviewed about the building of...
Date: 12/1/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_10_ref.mov
Event: Airport
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Shag Pyron, Mississippi District Highway Commissioner, is interviewed about...
Date: 12/1/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_02_ref.mov
Event: State Highway Program
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(?) Abdoi Bryon (?) is interviewed about donations for the Pakistan Cyclone...
Date: 12/1/72
Filename: MP_198901_082_04_ref.mov
Event: Pakistan Cyclone Disaster Relief
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""Man on the Street"" interviews about Petal"'s annexation.
Date: 12/1/74
Filename: MP_198901_082_08_ref.mov
Event: Petal Annexation
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Cliff Brown reports on Marion"'s attempt to incorporate and Meridian"'s opp...
Date: 12/3/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_11_ref.mov
Event: Marion Incorporation
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William "Fishbait" Miller, Doorkeeper of the U. S. House of Representative,...
Date: 12/7/70
Filename: MP_198901_082_01_ref.mov
Event: William "Fishbait" Miller
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University of Southern Mississippi President, Dr. Robert Cook, is interview...
Date: 4/20/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_08_ref.mov
Event: Attorney for USM
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Hattiesburg Mayor, Bud Gerrard, discusses tax assessment in Hattiesburg.
Date: 4/22/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_04_ref.mov
Event: Hattiesburg Tax Assessment
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C. E. Brown, of Environmental Management, meets with the board to discuss p...
Date: 4/22/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_03_ref.mov
Event: Jones County Garbage Pickup
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Report on Hattiesburg sanitation meeting where workers complain about jobs....
Date: 4/23/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_02_ref.mov
Event: Hattiesburg Sanitation Meeting
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Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, is interviewed about ways to collect revenue.
Date: 4/24/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_06_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Phone Tax
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Press conference with Martha Griffiths about the Equal Rights Amendment.
Date: 4/24/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_07_ref.mov
Event: Martha Griffiths
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Interview about pre-payment of burial vaults with footage of Laurel Memoria...
Date: 4/25/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_10_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Burial Vaults
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Interview about the amount of disaster relief. (County or city unknown)
Date: 4/25/75
Filename: MP_198901_083_09_ref.mov
Event: Disaster Relief Money
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Gubernatorial candidate, Cliff Finch, is interviewed at Pinebelt Regional A...
Date: ND
Filename: MP_198901_083_05_ref.mov
Event: Cliff Finch
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Pinebelt Airport Manager, [ ] Froelich, is interviewed about the number of...
Date: 5/16/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_01_ref.mov
Event: Pinebelt Airport
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Footage of the sanctification of a Catholic church. (Church unknown)
Date: 5/16/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_04_ref.mov
Event: Catholic Church Sanctification
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Description of the history of the Airstream trailer.
Date: 5/16/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_05_ref.mov
Event: Airstream Caravans
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Laurel Oil Festival queen named.
Date: 5/19/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_08_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Oil Festival
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Footage of trucks and damaged roads with signs prohibiting thru-truck traff...
Date: 5/20/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_10_ref.mov
Event: Damaged Roads in Jones (?) County
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Footage of work being done on Monroe Road.
Date: 5/20/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_11_ref.mov
Event: Monroe Road Work
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[ ] Braswell interviewed about drug offenders in Forrest, Lamar, and Perry...
Date: 5/20/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_17_ref.mov
Event: Drug Offenders
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Footage of a propane truck turned on its side being righted.
Date: 5/21/75
Filename: MP_198901_084_12_ref.mov
Event: Brooklyn Truck Crash