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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Court decides against Jones County Supervisors"' bidding practices.
Date: 10/19/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_04_ref.mov
Event: Jones County Supervisors
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Laurel Flood. Tanlahala Flood.
Date: 12/28/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_08_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Flood
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Shots of damage and interviews with victims of the tornado in Jones County.
Date: 4/25/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_03_ref.mov
Event: Jones County Tornado
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Shots of the audience at Hope"'s performance and Hope on stage. NOTE: Sound...
Date: 5/10/71
Filename: MP_199502_007_04_ref.mov
Event: Bob Hope
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Suspect, Bradley, arrested in connection with the robbery at the Citizens"'...
Date: 5/23/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_02_ref.mov
Event: Bradley Arrest
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Robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg.
Date: 5/23/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_01_ref.mov
Event: Citizens"' Bank Robbery
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Bob Hope is interviewed as he and his troupe arrive on a Mississippi Air Gu...
Date: 5/7/71
Filename: MP_199502_007_01_ref.mov
Event: Bob Hope
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County financial records investigation related to culvert purchases (Beldek...
Date: 6/26/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_05_ref.mov
Event: Culvert Purchase Investigation
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Lauderdale County Grand Jury. Culvert purchase irregularity investigation.
Date: 7/30/73
Filename: MP_198901_007_06_ref.mov
Event: Lauderdale County Grand Jury
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Recovery of the body of Robert Ray Campbell found in Hattiesburg. Campbell...
Date: N. D.
Filename: MP_198901_007_07_ref.mov
Event: Robert Ray Campbell
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Footage of a car - trailer wreck with trailer on its side and the car roof...
Date: 5/10/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_04_ref.mov
Event: Purvis Car - Trailer Wreck
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Footage of a house fire in Jones County with the fire department on the sce...
Date: 5/10/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_02_ref.mov
Event: Jones County House Fire
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Highway Patrol officer, Wayne Valentine, gives the weekly traffic fatality...
Date: 5/10/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_03_ref.mov
Event: Traffic Fatalities
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Footage of unknown bids being opened for apartment construction sites
Date: 5/11/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_05_ref.mov
Event: Apartment Construction Bids
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Footage of an Agricultural and Industrial Board Meeting in which Brad Dye,...
Date: 5/11/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_06_ref.mov
Event: A & I Board Meeting
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Brad Dye at a meeting of the Agricultural and Industrial Board. (See item 6...
Date: 5/12/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_07_ref.mov
Event: A & I Board Meeting
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Footage of Hattiesburg Mayor, Paul Grady, at the Hattiesburg airport as he...
Date: 5/12/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_08_ref.mov
Event: Paul Grady"'s Memphis Trip
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Footage of cars being towed away after a wreck at Highway 49 & West Pine. S...
Date: 5/12/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_09_ref.mov
Event: Car Wreck
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Senator John C. Stennis talks about demonstrating. NOTE: Sound on this item...
Date: 5/13/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_11_ref.mov
Event: John Stennis
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Footage of Highway Patrol officers firing pistols at the Laurel Police Rang...
Date: 5/13/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_10_ref.mov
Event: Laurel Police Pistol Range
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Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, shown firing at a pistol match in Laurel. (See...
Date: 5/13/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_12_ref.mov
Event: Pistol Match
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Footage of law officers receiving classroom instructions at the Laurel poli...
Date: 5/13/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_13_ref.mov
Event: Pistol Match
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A nurse demonstrates the kidney machine at Forrest General Hospital.
Date: 5/13/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_14_ref.mov
Event: Forrest General Hospital Kidney Mac
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Footage of an experimental airplane landing in Hattiesburg. Shots of the in...
Date: 5/6/71
Filename: MP_199502_008_01_ref.mov
Event: Experimental Airplane
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Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme C...
Date: 6/12/72
Filename: MP_198901_008_04_ref.mov
Event: A. F. Summer
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Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme C...
Date: 6/12/72
Filename: MP_198901_008_03_ref.mov
Event: A. F. Summer
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Forrest County Redistricting Douglas Baker.
Date: 6/12/72
Filename: MP_198901_008_02_ref.mov
Event: Forrest County Redistricting
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Jay Cee Pool Re-opens (Laurel?)
Date: 6/13/72
Filename: MP_198901_008_10_ref.mov
Event: Jay Cee Pool Re-opens
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United States Army General Ralph E. Haines discusses observing Reserve and...
Date: 6/13/72
Filename: MP_198901_008_11_ref.mov
Event: General Ralph E. Haines