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_004_09_ref.mov | Gerrard News Conference | Hattiesburg Mayor A. L. Gerrard holds news conference on bond issue. | 6/19/72 |
| MP_198901_004_14_ref.mov | Laurel Senior Citizens | Interview about Laurel/Jones County senior citizens"' program. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_13_ref.mov | Laurel Senior Citizens | Interview about Laurel/Jones County senior citizens"' program. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_10_ref.mov | Unidentified Meeting | Unidentified Meeting | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_12_ref.mov | Laurel Fatal Automobile Accident | Laurel fatal automobile accident. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_11_ref.mov | Sixteenth Section | Forrest County Clerk discusses new Sixteenth Section law. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_05_ref.mov | Ellisville School | Interview with Seth Hudspeth about modernization of methods at the Ellisville School. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_004_01_ref.mov | "Turn in a Pusher" | Interview with the leader of the "Turn in a Pusher" program in Hattiesburg. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_005_06_ref.mov | Senator Theo Smith | State Senator Theo Smith discusses misuse of funds by county supervisors. | 1/24/72 |
| MP_198901_005_08_ref.mov | "Up with People" | Footage taken at a presentation of "Up with People." | 2/10/72 |
| MP_198901_005_07_ref.mov | FBI | FBI agent discusses why the Federal Bureau of Investigations does not hire women. | 2/10/72 |
| MP_198901_005_11_ref.mov | Lumb. At. Entergy Double Chain | Lumb. At. Entergy Double Chain | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_05_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer | Member of Waynesboro board of aldermen discusses drinking of beer by teenagers. | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_04_ref.mov | Hattiesburg School Board | Hattiesburg School Board announcement of two appointments to the Hattiesburg Public Schools. | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_12_ref.mov | Jack Waite | Jack Waite discusses purchases of land by Central Business District project in Laurel. | 2/15/72 |
| MP_198901_005_03_ref.mov | Central Business District | Central Business District - Jack Waite - project in Laurel. | 2/15/72 |
| MP_198901_005_10_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer | Interview about beer sales in Waynesboro. | 2/24/72 |
| MP_198901_005_02_ref.mov | Shag Pyron | Shag Pyron speaks to a men"'s club and is interviewed about bidding for an unnamed road. | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_005_01_ref.mov | Pat Harrison Waterway Commission | Meeting of the Pat Harrison Waterway Commission in Hattiesburg. | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_005_13_ref.mov | Legislative Session | Hattiesburg area legislators on legislative session. | 2/3/72 |
| MP_198901_005_09_ref.mov | Laurel Chamber of Commerce | Laurel Chamber of Commerce president discusses economic growth in Laurel. | 2/4/72 |
| MP_199502_005_10_ref.mov | Malvin R. Goode | Network television news correspondent, Malvin R. Goode on America"'s youth problem. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/3/71 |
| MP_199502_005_09_ref.mov | A. F. Summer | Mississippi Attorney General, A. F. Summer, is interviewed about the election commission and open primary. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriora... | 5/3/71 |
| MP_199502_005_07_ref.mov | Seed Processor | Rick Centner reports on an attempt to start a seed processing plant in Laurel. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/4/71 |
| MP_199502_005_02_ref.mov | Car Wreck | Footage of a car underwater in a river after running off the road. | 5/4/71 |
| MP_199502_005_03_ref.mov | County Redistricting | Mississippi Attorney General, A. F. Summer, reports on the damaging effect of the Federal Court ruling on county redistricting. NOTE: Sound on this it... | 5/4/71 |
| MP_199502_005_05_ref.mov | Apartment Zoning | Hattiesburg Civil Service Commission representative, A. G. Sumrall opposes zoning changes for more apartments. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deter... | 5/4/71 |
| MP_199502_005_08_ref.mov | Laurel Urban Renewal | Laurel urban renewal director, Jack White, discusses the renewal of a train derailment explosion area and other urban renewal plans. NOTE: Sound on th... | 5/5/71 |
| MP_199502_005_06_ref.mov | Laurel Business District Redevelopm | Report on the plan for the redevelopment of the central business district of Laurel. Unknown man makes statement. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly de... | 5/5/71 |
| MP_199502_005_01_ref.mov | Twelfth Night | Dress rehearsal of "Twelfth Night" at the University of Southern Mississippi. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | ND |