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Ocean of Flame: Jets Bomb Tanker to Save Beaches
The SS Torrey Canyon causes oil wreckage, spilling 120,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off the coast of England. The government authorized the Royal Navy and Air Force to destroy it with rockets and napalm bombs to keep the oil afire. Aerial of SS Torrey Canyon stuck on a reef. Panning thick, sludgy, oily waves crashing ashore. People standing & watching the oil cover the beaches. CU Sea bird covered in oil on rocky shore. MCU Oil-covered sea bird being washed by rescue workers (cleanup crew). Aerial shots of oil tanker Torrey Canyon split in half, spilling more crude oil. Oily water washing onto sludgy beach. Panning TLS Uniformed police using hoses to wash the beach. LS Explosion in the far distance, Royal Air Force jets bombing the tanker. Panning LS British (Tornado?) jet fighter in flight. Aerials of thick black smoke rising from burning bombed Torrey Canyon.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(10:47:52) OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. DODD Senator DODD. Thank you very much, Mr, Chairman. Let me join Senator Sarbanes and Senator D'Amato in commending you in the manner in which you prepared this Committee for these hearings. It's not an easy task and I think you've done a very, very fine job. I'm struck at the outset, Mr. Chairman, having listened to two of our colleagues and friends on the other side and getting ready for these bearings, that they seem to be following the advice of Judge Roy Bean, the famous old hanging judge, who once said that we'd have a fair trial for the defendant and then we'd hang him. In listening to opening statements, that seems to be the case here. Mr. Chairman, I want to make it very clear why We're here today and I want to lay out what I see as our role. The scope of these bearings, as you pointed out and Senator Sarbanes has stated, is rather narrow, pursuant to a Senate resolution adopted by the U.S. Senate. The question before this panel is not whether the laws have been broken. The Independent Counsel, Robert Fiske, and the courts would be the proper people to answer those questions. I believe Mr. Fiske has a staff of 10 attorneys, some 25 FBI agents, and countless others, and hundreds of hours. He has done his job to look into and identify if there are any illegal activities and then to seek punishment for the perpetrators. I believe be has done that job for the issues that we will review in this phase of our bearings: The investigation of Vincent Foster's suicide and the contacts between the White House and the Treasury Department. The answer as to whether or not there have been any illegal activities, I think, has been answered resoundingly and that is no. As Senator Sarbanes has pointed out, the report from Mr. Fiske concluded that no one within the White House or the Department of the Treasury acted with the intent to corruptly influence an RTC investigation. They also concluded that the evidence does not justify a criminal rosecution for any other Federal statute. I think that deserves being repeated and being repeated firmly. I'd also like to point out at this particular . juncture, if I could, Mr. Chairman, I understand we're under a resolution from the Senate to look into the suicide of Vincent Foster. I regret that. We watched-a Committee report, some 170 pages here-while some 125 people were interviewed. Countless others were examined 14 and the conclusion was, tragically, this was a suicide, and that the suicide had nothing to do with Whitewater. This panel is a Banking Committee, not a medical board of inquiry. We're Senators, not coroners. There are legitimate questions that ought to be examined but probing in a macabre way into a family tragedy will conclude that it was tragically a suicide and nothing more. I hope we can move very quickly and get to the issues that are more serious in my view. At any rate, Mr. Chairman, there's been a definitive statement as to the legality of questions. The only outstanding question, it would seem, is whether or not there was any improper conduct, and I'm not going to prejudge that question. We are neither defense attorneys nor prosecutors on this panel. Our role as Members of the U.S. Senate, our coequal but separate branch of Government, is to find out what happened and if what happened was improper. That's our responsibility. We don't want to minimize what is at stake here. But we also don't want to exaggerate beyond all proportion what has happened here. To compare Whitewater with Watergate and Iran-Contra, as some have done, borders on the ridiculous. Watergate led to more than 30 criminal convictions and the resignation of an American President. Iran-Contra yielded 11 criminal convictions. Both scandals arose from direct and conscious attempts by high Government officials to subvert democratic Government in this Nation. That's clearly what is not at issue here. As I said previously, at least on the matters before us in this bearing, there is no evidence of illegality. There is no evidence of obstruction of Justice. There were contacts between Administration officials and the regulators over investigations that concern the President. It has been alleged that those contacts were improper. That's a proper question, and we ought to examine that and we will. But as we examine that question, we must remember that nothing actually came of those contacts. Government officials may have discussed the status of an investigation. That may have been improper, and we should examine that, but did they do anything to actually change that status? There is no evidence, none whatsoever, that that was the case. Several of those
Ryun Mile
"World record-holder Jim Ryun wins the Glen Cunningham mile at the Kansas Relays, setting a national intercollegiate record of three, fifty-four, seven. His world record is three, fifty-one, three. He aims for a flat three-fifty mile by the end of the season. LS good-sized crowd in spectator stands of outdoor stadium at University of Kansas before track & field event. CU/MS - Retired runner GLEN CUNNINGHAM talking with young man on track. Panning TLS - Start of mile race. Nice low angle TLS - Fans in spectator stands standing up, watching race. TLS - Runners during race. TLS - Jayhawk runner, devout Christian, and current 2nd District Congressman of Kansas JIM RYUN crossing finish line, winning race. MS - Jim Ryun winding down after race, cameramen following him.
Adenauer Funeral
"The funeral rites for Konrad Adenauer, at Cologne's historic cathedral are marked by medieval grandeur and attended by international figures from all over the world. President Johnson and French President DeGaulle are among the many mourners at the final rites, a Pontifical requiem mass celebrated by Josef Cardinal Frings. Tilting MS - Main fa ade of Cologne Cathedral, stop at main entrance & banyan of flowers. TLS - Mourners taking seats inside cathedral. MS - Unidentified politician taking seat in pews. MS - President of France CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the United States LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON and West German Chancellor KURT KIESINGER sitting together in pews. LS - Funeral mass, cam in back of cathedral. MS - West German soldiers carrying flag-draped coffin of Konrad Adenauer through cathedral. Panning side view MS - Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger, President Lyndon Johnson and President Charles de Gaulle walking aisle. Panning side view MS - SPD Party Chairman WILLY BRANDT (in FG) walking with former Chancellor LUDWIG ERHARD (to Willy's right). LS/TLSs - Funeral procession leading from Cologne Cathedral and onto street, soldiers carrying coffin of Konrad Adenauer.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(10:54:43) OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CHRISTOPHER S. BOND Senator BOND. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As most of the Nation knows, Madison Guaranty was a Little Rock savings and loan which went belly up, at a cost of nearly $50 million to the U.S. taxpayers. It was owned by James McDougal, the business partner of the Clintons in the Whitewater real estate deal. Madison Guaranty was the classic S&L story of insider dealing, reckless loan policies, and ultimate failure, with the U.S. taxpayers picking up the tab. This Committee has followed closely the $105 billion cost of the S&L debacle and in that way this is a story repeated in many communities around the country. But one part of this case has made it famous. Many of its borrowers, directors, and Counsel were prominent figures in Arkansas politics and government. The tangled web of Madison, Jim McDougal , and the Clintons has led to two sets of criminal referrals, an ongoing civil liability investigation by the RTC, a potential conflict of interest for the First Lady's former law firm, a conviction of a Little Rock judge who improperly loaned Small Business Administration money to the McDougals and to Whitewater, and a range of subpoenas of top level White House and Treasury officials. I have said over and over that the American people have a right to know what happened to the millions of dollars we lost. We in Congress must fulfill our obligations to get the facts out in the open. To carry out this duty, on February 24, 1 asked Clinton Administration officials during the RTC oversight board bearings whether there bad been improper or illegal tip-offs of confidential material, whether the Clintons received special treatment or whether there had been interference or obstruction of ongoing investigations, In doing so, I asked Roger Altman, a friend of the President, who then was running the S&L bailout agency in charge of investigating Madison Guaranty, a series of basic questions. I asked Mr. Altman if there are any special measures taken when high- profile people are involved. On February 24, 1994, Mr. Altman assured me, the Senate, and the American people that his agency was treating the Madison case in an identical manner to other cases. And that his staff was directed to treat the criminal referral "in the exact same fashion" with "no deviation whatsoever, 16 I also asked about the criminal referral: "How was the White House notified of the referral?" Mr. Alt-man replied, "They were not notified by the RTC to the best of my knowledge." Mr. Chairman, we heard just 5 months ago these repeated assurances that the RTC did not treat the Madison case differently from any other case, that the head of the RTC bad instructed his people, from the moment that they were aware of Madison's new criminal referral, to treat the case no differently than any others, and it was not his people who had divulged confidential information to the White House and subsequently to the President. But we now know this is simply not true, from contemporaneous documents and sworn depositions secured by our investigative staff, in the course of next week, we will show that not only did Mr. Altman not tell the Senate the truth, but even after the White House had a several hour meeting over what White House press spokesman, Dee Dee Myers, called "Altman's misleading statements," that no effort has been made to get the full truth out. Based on the evidence we've gathered, we will show that Mr. Altman, as well as the White House, knew that Mr. Altman's testimony to the Senate, not only was untrue but it also violated the so-called high ethical standards that President Clinton had set for his Administration. In fact, it violated the ethical standards that any Administration must set in order to preserve and retain the confidence of the American people. At the same time, the White House should have called on Mr. Altman to resign immediately. It did not. It should have insured that the truth of the meetings, tipoffs, and efforts to influence should be exposed. It did not. Instead, even today, the White House continues to defend its actions. Mr. Cutler, in his testimony before the House, stated that Mr. Altman has been a very effective Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and that be "personally hopes be continues in that job."
Premier Visits Orphanage
Premier Ky and Madam Ky visit an orphanage in a Saigon suburb. The children, orphaned during the Vietnam War, get another chance at a new life when Ky and his wife present presents to the kids along with a grant to keep the orphanage running. Premier of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky and second wife Madame Mai Ky walk along the street greeting orphan children as several United States and ARVN officers walk behind them. Smiling orphan girls are dressed well. Vietnamese Christian nuns show Nguyen Cao Ky and Mai Ky around the orphanage. Orphan babies & small children in cribs. Nun passes an orphan baby to Madame Ky.
U.S. Fashions
American clothing manufacturers making a broad effort to capture the European market send a fashion troop to tour European capitals. With bare back culotte, sparkling black lace mini-skirt evening dresses; silver spangled bathing suits and evening slack outfits they may lead the fashion parade. Fashion models in dark-colored clothing dance-walking in moving circle on stage. Low angle Female fashion model removing jacket, revealing black off-the-shoulder bare-back culotte dress; the exuberant model swings jacket, dances off stage. Model wearing black lace mini-skirt evening dress. Another model taking off jacket, revealing black miniskirt dress. Several models wearing evening wear slack outfits dancing on stage. Effervescent model wearing shiny sequined bathing suit. Several models wearing a-shaped mini-skirt dresses walking on stage, then moving in straight line, drawing their crooked right arms back and forth in unison.
Guards International Formula Two Race
The 108 mile Guards International Formula Two Race at Shepperton, England abounds with thrills and spills. The race ended in disaster for England's Chris Irwin and Andrew Flatcher who collided. Another crash scatters some panicked spectators while the race continues. TLS start of Formula Two auto race. Panning TLS Race cars taking turn. LS people racing to scene of two-car accident. Man using fire extinguisher to put out fire. Driver is pulled out of righted wreckage. Nice TLS several race cars taking turn, passing cam, Shell & BP ads in BG. Stunning race car spinning out of control on race track, slamming into dirt wall, spewing dirt high and far. It even sprays a small crowd of spectators gathered nearby. Rescue crews race to scene. The driver gets out and assesses the damage.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(10:59:13) Which brings me to a key thread throughout this story: half truths, partial truths, nondenials, word games, and omissions of facts. The Kansas City Star put it best in their editorial on Wednesday. They said Cutler's statements were riddled with inconsistencies, unsupported assertions, and several claims that were immediately exposed as half truths or worse. They also stated evidence of a potential interference with a Federal investigation and subsequent high-level cover-up is mounting. I agree. When we ask questions in this Committee, we trust the Administration will tell the truth, be honest, and that we will get an answer. Unfortunately, it's a standard that Mr. Altman seems unable to comprehend. Mr. Altman forgot that his job is to serve the Nation, not just his old friend. Therefore, I believe his time is' up and it's time for him to go. The CHAIRMAN. Before calling on Senator Sasser, let me indicate that as we move through this proceeding, all of the documents that we have received, including the depositions that we have taken, except for a very minor part that have been redacted for privacy reasons, and agreeable to both sides, will all be made part of the final record and they will all be made part of the bearing record and they will be public and out into the light of day. 17 So as we proceed down through the hearings, it's important that we be able to retain our confidential use of these things in the decision of Senators to use certain parts of it as we bring witnesses in for cross- examination and particularly next week. But in due course, all this information will be made available and that should be understood by all. Senator Sasser.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(11:26:56) Senator KERRY. Mr. Chairman, I just want to be recognized on this issue for a minute. The Senator from North Carolina said that the cover- up continues today and there's some impression being left, without adequate factual foundation, that this somehow may be something more than an innocent mistake or something. It's my understanding that while be was supposed to be available that be's on vacation because he didn't get the invitation prior to the time be was going on vacation and that he's available Monday. If be's available Monday and be is indeed, by mistake, legitimately on vacation-I'm not saying it is legitimate-but if that's true, then it's irresponsible to suggest that there's some great .99. cover-up going on and all I'm saying is we ought to be careful of the terminology we use before we understand the circumstances. He is going to testify. We all know he'll come here and we have the capacity to compel him to come here. The CHAIRMAN. He'll be here. Senator KERRY. We shouldn't The CHAIRMAN. He'll appear, Senator Kerry, let me call on make it a mystery that he isn't. as I've just indicated. you for your opening statement. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN F. KERRY Senator KERRY. Mr. Chairman, one thing has become very clear through the discussions and bearings thus far on Whitewater and that is that the American people do not want these proceedings to become a partisan circus. They don't want to see Republicans and Democrats wasting dollars and time scoring points against each other. They want to know the facts. They deserve to know the facts, the truth, and they want to know that we are capable of find ing those facts without ourselves violating standards of decency and ethics. I believe thus far, this Committee has done a good job of laying the groundwork for serious examination of this issue. That groundwork has been the most comprehensive to date, benefiting, obviously, from prior work of the Independent Counsel. More than 37 people have been deposed, some for over 3 days at a time. More than 44 deposition days have been crammed into a small period of time with three lawyer teams working each day and sometimes all night. 10,000 document pages have been turned over, reviewed and, despite leaks, there will be information which will be 25 heard here for the first time. I believe that this first stage represents a serious inquiry that will not compromise the work of the Independent Counsel. We've set the stage for competent probative bearings and whether they will be is up to us. While it's inappropriate to draw conclusions fore witnesses have fully testified, we do knoW from depositions the parameters of their testimony. We know what these hearings are about and equally importantly, we know what they are not about Just as we have a responsibility not to dismiss or diminish we also have a responsibility not to exaggerate what may have occurred, or fantasize So an honest appraisal, a nonpartisan appraisal, requires us to make clear that we are not close to a constitutional crisis, to a grand conspiracy, and there is no indication whatsoever, of direct Presidential abuse or involvement. But this is a legitimate inquiry, and there are important questions which deserve to be answered. There are clearly legitimate questions about some individuals who acting on their own in what they deemed to be the interest of the President or themselves--or both-may have exercised questionable judgment. That is mostly what these bearings are about, judgment. There is a world of difference, obviously, between Presidential directives, instructions or actions, and the independent actions of staff outside of the President's involvement, and there is a world of difference between conversation and actions taken or not taken by that staff.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(11:31:07) This investigation in some way now comes full circle to this Committee. Questions have surfaced about prior testimony before this Committee so it is particularly important for us to be satisfied about those questions. We have a responsibility to make certain that information coming to us from the Executive Branch is true, complete, and accurate. And the Senate has a responsibility to police the information which comes to us because no one else will do it for us. For myself, I join a couple of other colleagues in saying that there is a profoundly sad and even degrading aspect to this opening day subject. The FBI, the Park Police, the Foster family, and the Special Counsel have all concluded that Vince Foster tragically to his own life. The medical examiner, (11:31:54)
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(11:01:09) OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JIM SASSER Senator SASSER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to compliment you, Mr. Chairman. You~ve well laid out the issues that are under scrutiny in this hearing, and the boundaries that should govern our inquiry, It's pretty clear that the subject before us today can be put to various political uses. Nevertheless, I cling to the hope, however faint, that we can do our jobs without political rancor here over the next few days. We all have a mutual interest in getting the facts. There are some legitimate questions of Government here but I believe we can get to the truth and keep the matters before US in perspective and also bring to them some ordinary standards of human decency. I hope, we can all agree, that there's no place in this hearing room for lurid speculation about the tragic circumstances surrounding the suicide of Vincent Foster. The Special Counsel has spoken on this issue. The Justice Department and the Park Police have concurred. The Foster family has suffered enough. Now, with regard to the contacts between the Resolution Trust Corporation, the Department of Treasury, and the White House concerning Madison Guaranty, there are some questions to be answered. Documents and depositions contain conflicting accounts of who talked to whom, about what, and when they talked with each other. I think we can begin with at least one fundamental certainty. The criminal referrals involving Madison Guaranty proceeded on schedule, without interference, through the regulatory and criminal justice system, These criminal referrals are now in the hands of the Republican Independent Counsel and before a grand jury. So any contact that might be alleged or even confirmed, we should be clear did not hinder this is process. Now, this is the bottom line. The Independent Counsel found no obstruction of justice and no criminal behavior at all in these contacts, As my distinguished colleague, Senator Dodd, said, this isn't Watergate. This isn't Iran-Contra. No direct abuse of Presidential power is at issue before this Committee in these hearings. Now, our charge under statute demands, however, that we go deeply. We're to determine whether or not "improper behavior" occurred in any of the matters under review. Obviously, there's no bright line task for ascertaining whether so vague a standard has indeed been breached. But Lloyd Cutler, the White House Counsel, has already acknowledged that mistakes have been made and I believe this Committee must examine dispassionately the circumstances surrounding these mistakes in judgment and get to the bottom of what happened. 18 We face issues, perhaps serious, about whether Congress bad been misled in the testimony before this Committee. We do have conflicting statements from high Treasury officials about what contacts were made and at whose direction they were made. But most important, our inquiry will be conducted in the ambiguous area of overlap between the Executive Branch's regulatory powers and its other responsibilities and interests. Now, this is uncertain terrain, to say the least. But clearly, we have reason to question the sensitivity of some in this affair. The bar on matters of this kind, as has been stated earlier, is set very high. People in positions of power must avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest. But having said that, let's not pull this matter out of proportion. The subject of this hearing is not comparable to the abuses of Executive Power we've seen in the recent past. As we move through these bearings, we should keep clearly in -mind the conclusions of the Independent Counsel, and I think it's worthwhile to quote them here. He said, and I quote: The evidence is insufficient to establish that anyone at the White House or the Department of Treasury acted with the intent to corruptly influence an RTC investigation. So Mr. Chairman, I look forward to bearing from the witnesses as these hearings unfold, and I thank you for your leadership in this hearing. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you. Senator Mack.
Paris Art
This museum brings modern and impressionist paintings from Swiss private collections to Paris. TLS - Main entrance of art museum. TLS - Young woman sitting at table beneath Gauguin-like painting. MS - Middle-aged man in suit looking at Cubist painting. CU - Unidentified Edouard Manet painting (two women in room, one in bed, the other delivering tea). Rear view MS - Two women looking at impressionist painting of port landscape (looks like a Gauguin). CU - Impressionist painting of little girl. MCUs - Impressionist paintings of nude women. Panning TLS - Patrons viewing art in gallery of museum.
Movie Fund
Movie Fund "MCA Board Chairman Jules Stein announces that Universal will produce a major film whose profits will go toward the Motion Picture Relief Fund. A search is already underway for a suitable blockbuster property. Unions and Guilds pledge cooperation." TLSs board panel at press conference. MSs actors WALTER PIDGEON and GREGORY PECK sitting on panel. MS MCA Chairman JULES STEIN.
Korean Build Up: Westmoreland Greets Regiment On Arrival
Some 3,000 ROK troops disembark from landing craft in Vietnam to reinforce Korean soldiery already active in the war. The Korean fighters are welcomed by U.S. General Westmoreland. Three thousand Korean soldiers disembark from their landing craft. General William Westmoreland welcomes the soldiers. The Korean soldiers continue to troop ashore. Korean soldiers climb aboard a flat bed truck with their riffles in hand, truck pulls away and other trucks follow loaded with Korean troops.
Hollywood's Nigh Golden Oscars Given To All Winners
The big Hollywood show of the year. The annual awards of golden Oscars by the Motion Picture Academy was attended by screen notables. Awards were made to actor Lee Marvin, English actress Julie Christie. A special gold medal award went to Bob Hope. Theatre ushers directing traffic and throngs of movie fans gather to see their favorite stars, it is the 38th Annual Academy Awards, 'Oscar Night'. Julie Andrews standing at the podium announcing the 'Best Actor' award. Lee Marvin walking up to the stage while the audience gives him a hand of applause. Standing at the podium is Rex Harrison announcing who will win the 'Best Actress' award. An English star Julie Christie making her way towards the stage. Jack Lemon is standing at the podium announcing the "Best Picture' of the year... and that goes to...'The Sound of Music'. The first Gold Medal ever awarded by the Motion Picture Academy is awarded to Bob Hope. There is a little horizontal distortion at 00:02:26 to 00:02:28.
Accurate Prophet: Jules Verne Foresaw 20th Century Advance
In Paris an exhibition of the idea of the Father of Science-Fiction writers, Jules Verne, is a big hit. A remarkable display of drawings show Verne as the greatest of 19th century visionaries, anticipating the inventions of the 20th century from the atom bomb to television. Visitors see Jules Verne prophesies told in his stories and drawings. Illustrations from the works and mind of Jules Verne are shown. Portrait of Jules Verne. A schooner that is a drawn of Jules Verne foreseeing a 20th century ocean liner. An amphibian vehicle compared to today s hover craft. Drawing of the Nautilus compared to today s submarine. The helicopter (Marines) first took shape in the mind of Jules Verne and he also described how it worked and functioned. A telephone that would transmit pictures and a television that would follow 50-years later. The atomic bomb exploding, the rocket bearing a close resemblance to today s rockets at Cape Kennedy and he foretold how they would land in the water. A Jules Verne drawing of his rocket reaching the moon. Also a drawing of Jules Vern's capsule orbiting the earth. A Jules Vern drawing of his space capsule floating in water and men in long boats rowing out to retrieve the capsule and the occupants
Oregon: Shooting The Rapids
On craft ranging from inner tubes to rubber rafts to orthodox rowboats some 500 courageous college lads and teenagers brave boiling white rapids of the McKenzie River in Oregon's White Water Parade. Rubber rafts with some inner tube extensions making its way down in the turbulent waters of the River McKenzie. High Angle Shot - A bunch of young guys in a rubber raft that is almost engulfed by white water. Three men in a rubber raft. A couple of brave souls in a wooden row boat being tossed around like a cork, followed by a smaller rubber raft with three or four guys hanging on for life. The guys that were in the row boat seem to be beached. One young guy all by himself sitting in a inner tube wearing a wet suit. You have no fear when your young. High Angle Shot - A small rubber raft capsizing. A one person rubber raft is tossed over by right into the drink. Guys dressed up in wet suits having the time of their lives. Nineteen miles of white water.
Vietnam Hero: LBJ Presents Medal Of Honor
Our nation's highest award for heroism is awarded, posthumously, to Private First-Class Milton Lee Olive of Chicago, in ceremonies in the Rose Garden at the White House. In attendance are President Johnson, the dead soldier's parents, members of his family and two of the four soldiers whose lives he saved when he flung himself on a Vietcong grenade. A extreme close up of the box that houses the Medal Of Honor. The box is open and there it is, our nations highest honor. Pvt. First Class, Milton Lee Olive of Chicago, IL. US Army men walking through the jungle's of Vietnam. Summer exterior of the White House. President Johnson greeting the family of Pvt. Milton Olive. also in the group are two of the soldiers the lives Milton saved. Mr. & Mrs. Olive. President Johnson standing at the podium set in the Rose Garden of the White House. Mrs. Olive, Mr. Olive and President Johnson, standing directly behind Mrs. Olive is Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. High Angle Shot - A nice turn out of people came out to share this bitter sweet moment with Mr. & Mrs. Olive. MS - President Johnson presenting the Medal Of Honor to Mr. Olive.
Royal Pageant: Queen Opens Parliament
Amidst pomp and pageantry, Queen Elizabeth opens Parliament on her 40th birthday. The Royal Court and Diplomatic Corps watch as all the tradition of this 700 year old law making body is on display. In the Queen's speech, she outlines a program of strong domestic economy, increased efforts to maintain world peace, and a step up in world trade. The Royal Coach and horsemen parading down London's street bringing Queen Elizabeth to the Palace of West Minster for the state opening of Parliament. The Back of Queen Elizabeth II head as she sits in the coach. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The Royal Court and the Diplomatic Core. High Angle Shot - Queen Elizabeth II entering the House of Lords. Queen Elizabeth II sitting on her thrown. The House of Commons entering the House of Lords, headed by Prime Minister Wilson. Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth II making her speech.
Spanish Ball: Jackie And Grace At Charity Fete
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and the Rainiers of Monaco arrive in Seville for the famous "Ferial" Debutante Ball. Some 61 debutantes from over half a dozen countries are introduced to the guests in a magnificent setting, the patio of a famous Seville Palace....Palates House. Jacqueline Kennedy disembarking from an airplane, US Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke accompanies her. Jacqueline Kennedy surrounded by people including the Duchess of Alba. Princess Grace Kelley disembarking from an airplane holding a bouquet of flowers. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. Jacqueline Kennedy. Young debutantes are presented to the guest. Jacqueline Kennedy, the US Ambassador and the Rainiers of Monaco.
July 29, 1994 - Part 1
(11:06:32) OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CONNIE MACK Senator MACK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe we're here today to protect the rights of the American people. They have a right to know the truth and no individual, no matter what his or her position, is entitled to infringe upon that right: The public expects Government officials to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity. Government officials strike a bargain with the American people. The people confer power and authority upon them and in return, they are supposed to exercise that power within clearly defined limits. Unfortunately we have seen that this Administration has appointees that have not upheld their end of that bargain. When this happens, Congress can and must look into the matter. For some, I realize that muddying the waters, confusing the facts, and generally putting a lid on things is the goal. Some say that engaging in this kind of inquiry may prove harmful to the Presidency and will do damage to the public's perception of the Executive Branch. In the name of protecting against such harm, we have witnessed extraordinary efforts to limit this investigation and withhold the facts. I find these efforts deeply disturbing. While others may be willing to overlook the enormous number of inconsistencies and serious questions of impropriety in this matter, I am not. No matter bow disturbing this may turn out to be, I want to know all the facts. I simply do not accept that we shouldn't be doing this because it may damage the Executive Branch. Any damage that is done is 19 a result of the actions during the past year and a half by the people we will bringing before us. Our proper role as Members of this Committee is not to act as advocates for one side or the other, but rather to seek the truth. I view these hearings as a painful but necessary responsibility of our system of Government. To dismiss them as mere partisan exercise is both short- sighted and irresponsible. The documents and depositions before us prove that this, indeed, may be a difficult experience. We know that Mr. Altman's accounts of events during the spring and fall of 1993 differ sharply from that of a number of other witnesses. Notwithstanding his insistence to this Committee that be did not want to get "within 100,000 miles of the Madison case," he has become the eye of the storm. A storm so furious it stripped away the independence of the RTC when it came to a case involving the President of the United States. Contrary to his public statements, we can prove that Mr. Altman was briefed about the first criminal referral on Madison within days of his arrival at the Treasury Department, We know that he was briefed a second time in detail in the fall of 1993 regarding nine new criminal referrals involving Madison. We know that Mr. Altman directed an RTC official to brief Jean Hanson, the General Counsel to the Treasury, regarding the specifics of these referrals. We also know that Mr. Altman directed Ms. Hanson to speak to the White House about these referrals and she did what she was told. At a September 29, 1993 meeting, and again the following day, she gave confidential information about the referrals to Bernie Nussbaum and Cliff Sloan of the White House Counsel's Office. What that means is the Clintons had information at their disposal telling them in advance that they were going to have to testify under oath about their dealings with Madison. White House aides knew about what kinds of crimes were alleged in the referrals and who was alleged to have committed them. What alarms me most, about this fact, is that the Clintons bad all this information before the Justice Department ever received the referrals. This is just dead wrong. The White House's justification for these contacts is that they needed the information in order to respond to potential press inquiries about the criminal referrals. In *my mind, this raises a very significant question. Since when do we toss aside our standards regarding confidentiality and conflicts of interest just because the press might later have a question? The White House has said the Washington Post was inquiring at that time about the referrals. Well, according to yesterday's paper, The Post had no specific knowledge of what was contained in the referrals, and, in fact, printed no significant story on the matter until October 31, 1993. We want a credible explanation of these events. Finally, and more generally, I also want to know why Government employees were tasked with responding to questions concerning a purely personal matter to the First Couple. This blurring of personal matters and public duties recurs all through this controversy and to me, it is -simply improper, 20 We have White House lawyers doing the President's private business. We have White House interference with the investigation of the very private matter of Vince Foster's death. We have White House interference with the confidential RTC investigation of a small savings and loan in Arkansas with which the First Couple was formerly associated. All of these improper interferences raise very serious questions for me. The questions are very real and they must be answered. The American people deserve no less The CHAIRMAN. Senator Shelby.
Yacht Race
Dame Pattie, a new contender for the right to represent Australia in September's America's Cup, out sails Gretel in the first of a new series of selection trial races off Sydney Head, Australia. Aerial shot yachts Dame Pattie and Gretel sailing in ocean, several powerboats following behind. Side view LS yachts sailing. Aerial of the Gretel sailing. Dame Pattie sails as the Gretel lags behind on the left.
Vietnam: Big Enemy Force Repulsed by G.I.'s
Spring at home but business as usual in the grim struggle of year round war. A VC ambush damages a U.S. Marine truck convoy, killing one leatherneck, wounded four. Elsewhere, an allied sweep clobbers an enemy shore base, killing eighteen troops, and taking many prisoners, some of them women. TLS Mildly damaged United States Marines Rough Rider trucks after Viet Cong ambush. South Vietnamese soldiers (ARVN) walking gingerly along muddy shore of village, boarding landing craft. Cut to from behind, Two Caucasian United States Marines (note the M1956 webbing and flak jackets) wading through waist high water. African-American U.S. Marine wading through river, walking & occasionally peering into cam. Several U.S. Marines wading through rice paddy, M-14 rifles slung over left shoulders (more flak jackets). Nice U.S. Marine kneeling with M14 in grass, guarding several blindfolded prisoners (suspected Viet Cong); Blindfolded, shirtless prisoner with long goatee laying in grass. Vietnamese women, suspected VC informers, being herded through rice paddy. Medium-sized group of suspected Vie Cong kneeling in grass. Nice Marine with cigarette in mouth, cleaning blistered feet in field after completion of mission (note the flak jacket beside him). Marine captain talking into field telephone. UH-1 Huey helicopter landing. ARVN loading Viet Cong onto Huey helicopter in rice paddy.