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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MP_198901_006_10_ref.mov
Date: 00/00/1971
Event: Jones County Supervisors
Descr: "71 year ender" Jones County Supervisors - Si Wilson and George Harrison
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MP_198901_006_09_ref.mov
Date: 00/00/1971
Event: Rescue 7 Crashes
Descr: "71 year ender" Footage of air ambulance, Rescue 7, crash site in Hattiesburg residential neighborhood.
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MP_198901_006_07_ref.mov
Date: 11/11/71
Event: U. S. M. Student Leaders/ACLU
Descr: University of Southern Mississippi student leaders"' reaction to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) not being allowed on the U. S. M. campus.
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MP_198901_006_01_ref.mov
Date: 11/30/71
Event: Cooper
Descr: Cooper in Jones County contested election.
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MP_198901_006_08_ref.mov
Date: 4/13/71
Event: Helicopter at Jones County Board
Descr: Helicopter at Jones County Board.
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MP_199502_006_05_ref.mov
Date: 5/5/71
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Bob Hope"'s manager, Mark Anthony, speaks about Hope"'s involvement with helping handicapped youth. (See item 8) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly det...
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MP_199502_006_06_ref.mov
Date: 5/5/71
Event: USM Med Tech course
Descr: Dr. [ ] Brundage, is interviewed about the Med Tech course in front of the Johnson Science Tower at the University of Southern Mississippi. NOTE: Sou...
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MP_199502_006_02_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: Corp of Engineers Hearing
Descr: Footage showing the Corp of Engineers hearing.
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MP_199502_006_03_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: John Glenn
Descr: Footage of astronaut, John Glenn"'s, plane landing in Hattiesburg.
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MP_199502_006_04_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: John Glenn
Descr: Astronaut, John Glenn, speaks in the University of Southern Mississippi"'s Bennett Auditorium about man"'s future in space. NOTE: Sound on this item i...
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MP_199502_006_09_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Footage of a committee meeting at the University of Southern Mississippi announcing Bob Hope"'s show there. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deterior...
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MP_199502_006_08_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Bob Hope"'s manager, Mark Anthony, discusses Hope"'s educational funds in an interview. (See item 5) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.
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MP_199502_006_10_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: Boa Constrictors
Descr: University of Southern Mississippi graduate student, Tommy King, in interviewed about a litter of boa constrictors born at the school. (See item 11) N...
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MP_199502_006_07_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: The Mikado
Descr: Footage from a University of Southern Mississippi production of "The Mikado" NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.
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MP_199502_006_11_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: Boa Constrictors
Descr: Footage of baby boa constrictors. (See item 10)
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MP_199502_006_01_ref.mov
Date: 5/6/71
Event: I-59 Automobile Fatality
Descr: Footage of a car off the road on I-59. Looks like it rolled over.
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MP_199502_006_12_ref.mov
Date: 5/7/71
Event: Train Derailment
Descr: Footage of a train derailment at an unknown location. (Looks like off US 11 north of Petal). Crews are on the scene.
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MP_198901_006_02_ref.mov
Date: 8/18/71
Event: Republic of New Africa
Descr: Republic of New Africa arrests in Jackson.
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MP_199502_007_02_ref.mov
Date: 05/??/1971
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Shots of Bob Hope"'s performance at Reed Green Coliseum on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. (See item 3) NOTE: Sound on this item is bad...
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MP_199502_007_03_ref.mov
Date: 05/??/1971
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Bob Hope (See item 2) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.
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MP_198901_007_04_ref.mov
Date: 10/19/73
Event: Jones County Supervisors
Descr: Court decides against Jones County Supervisors"' bidding practices.
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MP_198901_007_03_ref.mov
Date: 4/25/73
Event: Jones County Tornado
Descr: Shots of damage and interviews with victims of the tornado in Jones County.
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MP_199502_007_04_ref.mov
Date: 5/10/71
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Shots of the audience at Hope"'s performance and Hope on stage. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.
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MP_198901_007_02_ref.mov
Date: 5/23/73
Event: Bradley Arrest
Descr: Suspect, Bradley, arrested in connection with the robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg.
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MP_198901_007_01_ref.mov
Date: 5/23/73
Event: Citizens"' Bank Robbery
Descr: Robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg.
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MP_199502_007_01_ref.mov
Date: 5/7/71
Event: Bob Hope
Descr: Bob Hope is interviewed as he and his troupe arrive on a Mississippi Air Guard plane at the Hattiesburg airport. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly det...
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MP_198901_007_05_ref.mov
Date: 6/26/73
Event: Culvert Purchase Investigation
Descr: County financial records investigation related to culvert purchases (Beldek)
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MP_198901_007_06_ref.mov
Date: 7/30/73
Event: Lauderdale County Grand Jury
Descr: Lauderdale County Grand Jury. Culvert purchase irregularity investigation.
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MP_198901_007_07_ref.mov
Date: N. D.
Event: Robert Ray Campbell
Descr: Recovery of the body of Robert Ray Campbell found in Hattiesburg. Campbell was murdered in Houston.
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MP_199502_008_02_ref.mov
Date: 5/10/71
Event: Jones County House Fire
Descr: Footage of a house fire in Jones County with the fire department on the scene and the house fully engulfed.
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MP_199502_008_03_ref.mov
Date: 5/10/71
Event: Traffic Fatalities
Descr: Highway Patrol officer, Wayne Valentine, gives the weekly traffic fatality report for the southern districts. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteri...