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 more...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.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP_198901_087_04_ref.mov | Highway 49 Wreck | Footage of nighttime auto accident on Highway 49 South. (Gary W. Massengale)? | 8/7/71 |
| MP_198901_087_07_ref.mov | John Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis discusses busing in his report from Washington. | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_06_ref.mov | Truck Fire | Footage of a tank truck fire on Highway 98 East. (See item 2) | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_05_ref.mov | Glendale Gravel Pit Drowning | Report on a drowning at the Glendale Gravel Pit. Footage of searchers looking for bodies. (See item 1) | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_03_ref.mov | Dr. D. E. Whitfield | State veterinarian, Dr. D. E. Whitfield, speaks on the lack of VEE in the state. | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_02_ref.mov | Truck Fire | Footage of a tank truck fire on Highway 98 East. (See item 6) | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_01_ref.mov | Glendale Gravel Pit Drowning | Report on a five family member drowning at the Glendale Gravel Pit. Footage of searchers looking for bodies. (See item 5) | 8/9/71 |
| MP_198901_087_13_ref.mov | Republican Party | Dr. James Moyes is interviewed about the future growth of the Republican Party. | ND |
| MP_198901_088_14_ref.mov | Pakistan Cyclone | Pakistani representative is interviewed about East Pakistan cyclone on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. | 11/30/70 |
| MP_198901_088_03_ref.mov | Petal Annexation | Louis Mapp, of the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce, is interviewed about the possibility and ways for approval for Hattiesburg to annex Petal. | 12/1/70 |
| MP_198901_088_07_ref.mov | Jones Firefighters Union | Report on the Jones Firefighters Union. | 12/1/70 |
| MP_198901_088_06_ref.mov | Petal Annexation | Louis Mapp, of the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce, is interviewed about the annexation of Petal. | 12/1/70 |
| MP_198901_088_11_ref.mov | Pinebelt Airport | Pinebelt Airport manager, Sam Hall, is interviewed about the delay in the start of construction at the airport. | 12/1/70 |
| MP_198901_088_13_ref.mov | Drug Abuse Conference | William Carey College President, Dr. J. Ralph Noonkaster, speaks at a drug abuse conference. | 12/17/70 |
| MP_198901_088_05_ref.mov | John Chafee | John Chafee, Secretary of the Navy, speaks at a banquet in Laurel. | 12/2/70 |
| MP_198901_088_12_ref.mov | Petal Incorporation | Footage of an unidentified man making a speech and school children on a field playing. | 12/2/70 |
| MP_198901_088_01_ref.mov | Hawkins Junior High Fire | Footage of firemen investigating the fire scene in a closet while the children wait outside at Hawkins Junior High School. | 12/2/70 |
| MP_198901_088_02_ref.mov | Hattiesburg Manpower Center | Footage of a sheet metal fabrication shop on Edwards Street in Hattiesburg. | 12/4/70 |
| MP_198901_088_08_ref.mov | Drug Abuse Conference | Reporter Mack Hayes interviews Dr. J. Ralph Noonkaster, President of William Carey College, about drug abuse. (See item 13) | 12/7/70 |
| MP_198901_088_04_ref.mov | Laurel Shoplifting Clinic | Spokesperson discusses the Laurel Retail Merchant"'s Association"'s Early Bird Shoplifting Clinic. | ND |
| MP_198901_088_10_ref.mov | William Winter | Lieutenant Governor, William Winter, discusses Mississippi brain drain. | ND |
| MP_198901_088_09_ref.mov | Med-i-vac Copter | Footage of an ambulance bringing a patient to a North Jackson Med-i-vac Copter; site unknown. | ND |
| MP_198901_089_01_ref.mov | S. Miss. Rural Power Assoc. Loan | General Manager, George Taylor, is interviewed about why South Mississippi Rural Power Association borrowed $14,000,000. | 6/11/71 |
| MP_198901_089_03_ref.mov | Moselle Generating Plant | Footage of Moselle Generating Plant. | 6/11/71 |
| MP_198901_089_02_ref.mov | Moselle Generating Plant | George Taylor, manager of South Mississippi Rural Power Association, is interviewed about a $2,500,000 grant for Simpson County. Footage of Moselle Ge... | 6/11/71 |
| MP_198901_089_04_ref.mov | Charles Evers | Charles Evers"' campaign speech and interview. | 6/12/71 |
| MP_198901_089_11_ref.mov | Jimmy Swan Campaign Rally | Sullivan for Governor campaign rally - Jimmy Swan opener. (See items 5 & 10) Dated 06/13/1971 & 06/14/1971 | 6/13/71 |
| MP_198901_089_08_ref.mov | Keesler"'s 30th Anniversary | Mack Hayes reports from Keesler Air Force Base on their 30th Anniversary Celebration. U. S. Congressman William Colmer speaks. | 6/13/71 |