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Karate Demonstration
"Manhattan is the scene of a lunch-hour Karate demonstration where two experts pummel one another and smash a thick board with one chop!" Panning TLS crowd gathered outside Chemical Bank, standing behind police carrier. TLS/MSs two Caucasian men in white karate gi with black belts demonstrating karate on platform for crowd. TLSs crowd behind barrier applauding. Kicks, chops, punches, etc. The art of self-defense. MS man breaking wood with hand.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:05:45) Mr. ROLLA. Yes. Again, the transcript does not read so well. You are right, and obviously both sisters are family and other friends that arrived on that scene also. They had a legitimate reason to be there and grieve also. But the whole point I was making was there was too many people there for an ideal situation for us. And that was beyond our control and as far as Mr. Hubbell, yes, he stayed on a cellular phone most of the time, and obviously since Mr. Foster [Laughter.] was a high White House official, there were some calls to be made. Foster's senator BENNETT. OK. Now we're talking about on page 162, the Oster's documents, the ones that you were allowed to look at, and You were asked "Did the Park Police consider the diary to be evidence in the case?" 90 You answered: "No. Again, when we were finally told we could look, then Hamilton did not want us to look at the diary. He said it is personal and there was a little bit of a stink. He said we cannot look at this, and we said, we're going to look at it. All of it is possible evidence. Once we reviewed it, there was no evidence of anything of value." Mr. ROLLA, That is correct. Senator BENNETT. Do you recall that? Mr. ROLLA. That is correct. Senator BENNETT. Mr. Hamilton tried to prevent you, and you prevailed? Mr. ROLLA. Well, Mr. Hamilton asked us did we really have to look at it. It was personal, He did not see a need for us to look at it. And we told him, we need to look at it. We will decide whether we need to look at it, it is evidence. We're not here to embarrass anybody, but if there's evidentiary value in it, we're basically still investigating an apparent suicide, and that is what we're looking for. An thing to help with that or detract from that and lead us another direction. Senator BENNETT. On page 1-07, you were asked- "Was the police access to those papers unusual? Is that unusual for you in a case?" You say: "Everything was unusual. As I said, these papers came from his office in the White House, That is a high official of the Federal Government. To get those. papers, Park Police did not search that office, FBI did not search that office, Secret Service did not search that office. They were told to sit down while eight or nine attorneys searched that office. White House personnel searched that office and decided what would be OK to give to Mr. Hamilton to look at before he would give it to us to look at." Then you say, over on the next page, "In a normal case, that guy's files would have been in my trunk and I would 'nave taken them to my office to look at them." Mr. ROLLA. Actually, the last statement was, I attribute that to Detective Markland. He made that comment earlier on in the case when he was asked about it being a normal case, and it was not a normal case. Senator BENNETT. Oh, 1 see, Mr. ROLLA. He made that statement. The guy's files would be in my trunk. As far as the rest of the statement, yes; right, it is not a normal case. Senator BENNETT. OK, fine, Thank you. I will Just go through this in following on to what Senator Bond laid down to make it fairly clear that this was not handled as a normal case, I am not saying there's anything sinister about that, and I am, not saying there's anything improper in your behavior with respect to that, but I think we should face the obvious. When a high official in the White House, who happens to be a very close personnel, friend of both the President and the First Lady commits suicide, it is a fiction to try to say to the newspapers: Oh, the whole inves- tigation was handled in a routine fashion. It is impossible under,, those circumstances for it to be handled in a routine fashion. The very circumstances require that we recognize that people are going to be involved who would not normally be involved. 91 The only thing, Mr. Chairman, that concerns me out of all of these that I have laid down has been the final statement which we have zone over that takes, us into the White House and the report that the Park Police were not allowed access to those papers; the FBI was not allowed access to those papers; the Secret Service was not allowed access to those papers. Instead, eight or nine attorneys on the White House personnel went in ahead. That is the only thing that I find troublesome in this circumstance. Thank you,
Coronation of the Shah of Iran
"After 26 years, the Shah of Iran crowns himself King of Kings and his Empress, Farah, the first crowned Queen in his nation's history. Pomp and splendor recalls Old Persia as the new Monarch pledges more progress and prosperity for Iran." TLS Golestan Palace in Iran. TLS "Hall of Mirrors" inside Golestan Palace (looks more like Reception Hall Museum than Mirror Hall). MS ornate chandelier in hall. MS Shah of Iran (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) walking slowly through hallway to throne, uniformed officers accompanying him with sabres drawn. TLS/MS dignitaries in attendance. TLSs Shah Pahlavi stepping before Peacock Throne; he crowns himself. TLS Shah of Iran crowning Empress Farah Pahlavi, becoming the first crowned queen of Iran. Panning TLS Iranian royal family (Shah, Empress and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi) sitting in thrones.
Pope Meets Patriach
"Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras, head of the Eastern Orthodox faith, meet at the Vatican for church unity talks. The mood is optimistic and a permanent reunification commission may be formed." MS Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras walking through hallway with Church officials, Vatican guards accompanying. MS Pope Paul VI greeting Patriarch Athenagoras, the two shaking hands. MSs Pope Paul VI presenting Patriarch Athenagoras with a jewel-encrusted crucifix. MSs bishops & cardinals watching on. MSs Pope Paul VI presenting Patriarch Athenagoras with frame-like gift.
Boston Whaler Boats in Vietnam
"Lightweight, speedy, maneuverable Boston Whaler boats do river patrol duty in Vietnam. They overtake and inspect boats for Viet Cong weapons and supplies." Tracking shot U.S. soldiers riding in speedboat along river in Vietnam. River patrol. Panning MS American soldiers on boat, one soldier wearing communications headset. TLS American patrol boat approaching sampan piloted by Vietnamese men. MSs soldiers searching the boat's cargo hold for contraband. MS soldier using land mine detector, scanning deck. Tracking TLS speedboat moves on, away from cam.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:10:28) Mr. ROLLA. Well, if I might say something? The CHAIRMAN. Yes, Mr. Rolla, you wanted to make a comment. Mr. ROLLA. Again, I was not there, Detective Marklin and the Captain of the Park Police were there when the office was searched. There were misconceptions in the paper. Park Police searched this and missed this note, Again, I just wanted to say that we didn't "search." We were told to sit down. I'm not sure now many people were there, 8 to 11 maybe White House personnel who searched the office, for reasons of national security I guess, and decided what we would be able for us to look at. And that material was turned over to the family attorney. After he had it for a day or so, then we were allowed to look at it. The CHAIRMAN. I think we have made it clear, Senator Bennett has made his point, and you have indicated this is your understanding. You were not at the White House. Mr. ROLLA. That is correct. The CHAIRMAN. So I guess we have to leave It at that for now. Senator Bryan. Senator BRYAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I think it is clear beyond any reasonable doubt to any fair-minded person that the cause of Mr. Foster's death was suicide. All of the evidence that we have seen, all of the testimony we have received reaches that conclusion. I have no further questions along that line. Senator Bennett and others have raised questions about access to papers and access to Mr. Foster's office. As the Chairman 'has reminded us, and as Special Counsel 'has admonished us, this is not the appropriate time to go into those questions. There may, in fact, be a legitimate basis for inquiry, but I do not want anybody to have the misapprehension that there is no interest on this side of the table to inquire further about that. We are simply told that this is not the time to inquire, and that none of ,is want to jeopardize the investigation that Mr. Fiske is conductIng. For that reason, that ought to be not the subject or focus of the hearing. I thin Senator Kerry asked the most important question, and I want to make sure that I cover one other aspect about it. Is it Your testimony that no one attempted to either influence the contents or the conclusions of any of the reports, statements, or tes- imony that you have offered either by deposition or in person with respect to this investigation? Mr. ROLLA. No one, Senator BRYAN. And yours? Ms. BRAUN. No one. Senator BRYAN. I have no further questions The CHAIRMAN. Thank you. Senator Faircloth. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Braun, the Park Police did not seal Foster's office, but you did instruct David Watkins to secure Foster's office until the Park Police could secure it? Ms. BRAUN. That's correct. Before I left the death notification, I asked that Mr. Watkins take care of having that office secured. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Of course, Davod Watkins is the former White House Director of Administration who resigned with some disgrace race after taking helicopters on a golf outing. But instead of sealing Foster's office, you asked Watkins to do it. Now it is my understanding you called Watkins the night of Foster's death and asked -him to do this, and he said he would? Ms. BRAUN. As I said, before I left the notification scene I asked for him to ensure that that was done. Senator FAIRCLOTH. But he didn't. That evening, Bernard Nussbaum, Maggie Williams, and Patsy Thomason made an unauthorized entry into Foster's office and took the Whitewater files. They kept the Whitewater documents out of the hands of law enforcement authorities. The CHAIRMAN. I think Senator Dodd. Mr. Chairman, that is not a question for this session. That is getting into a whole other area that we have already agreed is not going to be a subject here. The CHAIRMAN. Let me just raise a concerned here, Senator Faircloth. I think anything at this point that moves us over into the area of the documents that were in the office, how they were 'handled, who did what, where they went, I think that clearly in my view is what Mr. Fiske has said he is pursuing, and he is not fin ished with that, and he has asked us in writing to leave that aside until a later time. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Well, if this does not get right into the Park investigation, we are not asking what was in the files. I am just saying, did they take them? You know, it is my understanding that he was saying you cannot get into what was in the files. My question is merely the handling of the material itself. I am not pursuing what was in them, I just want to know how it was handled.
Remote Controlled Tractor Shovel
"The world's first radio controlled shovel loader is demonstrated in West Germany. It's used in radioactive areas, can lift almost a ton and be controlled a half-mile away." Over the shoulder TLS technician standing at remote control panel in field, operating a radio-controlled tractor-shovel. MCU buttons being pressed on panel board. TLS/MSs tractor-shovel moving, scooping dirt, lifting shovel, hauling load, dumping it. CU button being pressed (lettering in German). Over the shoulder MS operator (in FG), tractor shovel (in BG).
Custom Cars
The National Hot Rod and Custom Car Show in New York displays some weird and flashy vehicles like the "Boot Hill Express", a lop-sided hearse, and the "Cosmo-Ray".... yours for $30,000. A horse and carriage pulls up in front of a building with two women waving from on top. The Boothill Express, a jazzed up hearse, is decked out with a rear lift kit and eight exhaust pipes. It dates to around the 1940s and the two women look like they love to straddle its' rear fenders. Sitting in the Cosmo-Ray the girls look like they are part of Batman's forces, and not just pretty faces. Close-up of the steering wheel.
Cardinal Spellman's Funeral
Nine Cardinals, nineteen Bishops, President Johnson, Vice-President Humphrey, hundreds of other dignitaries, both church and lay officials, and thousands of mourners of all faiths jam Saint Patrick's Cathedral for the funeral of Francis Cardinal Spellman. Following a Pontifical Mass, his body is interred in a crypt with his six predecessors, beneath the Cathedral's main alter. Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY A back screen reads, "Final Tribute To Cardinal Spellman." Mourners gather outside Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Thousands of onlookers gather on sidewalks to watch clergymen and dignitaries entering. Dignitaries are: New York Mayor John Lindsey, New York Governor and Mrs. Rockefeller, Senator Jabots, United Nations Ambassador Arthur Goldberg, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, President Johnson. Inside the Cathedral, nuns and dignitaries walk past the casket and sit in pews.
Floods
Millions in damage, and thousands homeless as angry seas pound coastal areas of Puerto Rico, not far from San Juan. The entire region is declared a disaster area. More than 300 homes are reduced to kindling. Storm surge pushes debris onto shorelines. Homes are destroyed, and residents sit outside and attempt to remove wreckage. Others sit in shelters.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:15:23) The CHAIRMAN. I am not sure that you can separate one from the other, I think what the record shows is the Park Police were not allowed in at that particular time. But in terms of what then followed who did what? what were the records? where did they ? does the Special Prosecutor have a concern about it? and so forth, in my view he has ruled that off limits because he is actively inves- tigating that. senator SARBANES. Mr. Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. Senator Sarbanes. Senator SARBANES. The letter from Fiske to you and to Senator D'Amato says: As I advised you in our meeting today, our investigation into the handling of documents in Vincent Fosters office is continuing, There are questions that are unanswered at this point which we must do our very best to try to resolve before we complete the investigation. 93 We believe the Public he hearings on the subject of the handling of documents in Mr. Foster's office while this investigation is continuing could prejudice our investiga- tion. That is Fiske's letter to you and Senator D'Amato, and that is why the third item, which under the Resolution we otherwise would have had hearings on here today-not today, but during this series-was not scheduled for hearing. Now, the handling of the documents goes beyond their content. Obviously that is part of Fiske investigation. I think we need to be very careful about that if we don't want to interfere with or adversely affect his investigation. The CHAIRmAN. Let me make sure, Senator Faircloth, your time is restored so that you do not lose your time based on my comment and on Senator Sarbanes'. But, again, without taking your time, I want to say to you that in due course those questions will be asked and will be answered. So I do not want to leave any suggestion here that we are not going to get those answers at a proper time. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Let me ask another one very quickly and see if it qualifies. Did Robert Fiske ask you about asking David Watkins to seal Foster's offlice? Ms. BRAUN. I am not sure I understand the Senator's question. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did Robert Fiske, has he asked you all about your telling David Watkins to seal Foster's office? Have you discussed that with Robert Fiske? Ms. BRAUN. I did not personally speak with Mr. Fiske. The CHAiRmAN. Excuse me, Ms. Braun, did you testify before the Grand Jury? Ms. BRAUN. I testified-I did a deposition before coming here, sir, and I also spoke with the FBI Agent, Bill Colombell, The CHAIRMAN, I think we might want to check on that point. Anything she said in our deposition I think is open for discussion here. But if that interview would be what is called 6(e) material that was done for the Grand Jury, I want to be sure that we are not crossing the line into the very area that Fiske has said please do not interfere with this because I have got an active investigation underway. Senator FAIRCLOTH. All right. I will go on. Ms. Braun, the Park Police says it lost control of the investigation on July 21, the day after Foster's death. These are quotes: "If it lost control because-did it lose control because of White House interference?" Here are some of the things that happened. Ms. BRAUN. Senator, may I interrupt you before you continue? I think I should let you know that I bad no involvement in this case past the morning of the 21st. I briefed Captain Hume that morning and then I was no longer involved with the case. I was going to be promoted within a week of that time. Senator FAIRCLOTH. How about you, Mr. Rolla? Mr ROLLA. I was involved. I wasn't aware that we lost control. I was aware of certain things going on, but I was never aware that we ever lost control. Senator FAIRCLOTH. All right, I will skip over to Dr. Beyer. Dr. Beyer did you actually perform the autopsy on Mr. Foster? BEYER. Yes sir. 94 Senator FAIRCLOTH. You did it yourself? Dr. BEYER. [Nods in the affirmative.] Senator FAIRCLOTH. Dr. Beyer, Robert Fiske devoted over 70 pages in his report to the biographies of the pathologists, but none of them ever saw the body. Is that correct? Except you? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. Senator FAIRCLOTH. That's correct? Dr. BEYER. Yes, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH. He devoted 70 pages to the biographies of people who never saw the body. Dr. BEYER, That's correct. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Dr. Beyer, your autopsy report indicates that you took X-rays of Mr. Foster. Dr. BEYER. I had anticipated taking them, and I had so stated on one of my reports. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Your autopsy report says you took X-rays of Mr. Foster, Did you? Dr. BEYER. No, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH, Why did you say you did if you didn't? Dr. BEYER. As I indicated, I made out that report prior to actually performing the autopsy. We'd been having difficulty with our equipment, and we were not getting readable X-rays. Therefore, one was not taken.
Collegiate Football
"Harvard just misses nipping Dartmouth as the Indians pull it out in the final minute 23-21, after having led 20-0 in the third period. A field goal is good and Dartmouth keeps its cool, even though Harvard scores three times in the last quarter." Card: Football, Dartmouth 23, Harvard 21. Ivy League showdown. LSs crowd in stands applauding, sitting or cheering. High angle LSs rushing goal line touchdowns. TLS scoreboard showing Dartmouth with a 20 point lead (20-0). High angle LS running back Ray Hornblower scoring touchdown for Harvard. TLS scoreboard showing 20-7 lead for Harvard. TLS scoreboard showing 20-14 Harvard lead. H/a TLS Harvard running back Vic Gatto scoring touchdowns, running. TLS scoreboard showing 20-20 tie. H/a LS Dartmouth kicker Pete Donovan kicking winning field goal. TLS scoreboard showing final 23-20 score for Dartmouth.
President Thieu
South Vietnam's Second Republic gets its first President. Nguyen Van Thieu stresses peace but offers no concessions to the Communists. Three Cong mortars explode outside the Inaugural Ball but Vice-President Humphrey and all guests escape injury. A black screen reads, "Inauguration - Thieu Sworn In, Stresses Peace." A large crowd gathers around a majestic building. A band plays. Soldiers and bystanders line a street. President Nguyen Van Thieu walks onto a stage where a large burning pot sits. In close-up, the President takes a stick from a soldier and performs a ceremonial lighting ritual. The President and his entourage walk amongst the crowd. They sit in box seats, while he gives a speech from atop an elevated stage. President Thieu walks towards his limousine.
Cairo Belly Dancers
Egypt's two thousand tummy-tosses have been told to cover up more. The city censor makes a personal inspection and witnesses a typical Cairo stomach-virtuoso, clad in the old and the new costume. He reserved his final decision. Perhaps another performance. Belly dancer doing her thing. CU City censor making sure everything is on the up and up. Dancing girl shaking her shoulders. Dancing girl shaking her hips. Mostly men are in the audience. The band plays.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:20:58) Senator FAIRCLOTH. What was wrong with the X-ray machine? Dr. BEYER, We had a new machine; we had new grids; and we had a new processor. We were having a number of problems. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Why didn't you call Fairfax Hospital and arrange for a portable X-ray machine to be brought in for your use in such an important occasion? Dr. BEYER. Because this was a perforating gunshot wound. If it had been a penetrating one, I would have gotten an X-ray of the head. Senator FAIRCLOTH, Do what, now? Dr. BEYER. If it had been a penetrating gunshot wound, then an X-ray would have been a requirement. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Well, was it not "penetrating"? Dr. BEYER. No, sir. It was perforating. Senator FAIRCLOTH. What did it do? Dr. BEYER. It was in and out. The CHAIRMAN. Do I understand you to say that the terminology you use when it is done in that way is it is a perforating wound, as opposed to a penetrating wound? Is that what you are saying? Dr. BEYER. "Perforating" indicates a wound of entrance and exit, The CHAIRmAN. Right, Dr. BEYER. "Penetrating" is a wound of entrance with retention of the missile. The CHAIRMAN. I see. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Is it your standard procedure to make out an autopsy report before you do the autopsy? Dr. BEYER. I don't complete the autopsy report. I complete papers that I am going to use. Senator FAIRCLOTH. The papers are the autopsy report, aren't they? 95 Dr. BEYER. To me the autopsy report is the first and second page, which includes my findings. Senator FAIRCLOTH. But you make this out before you do the autopsy? Dr. BEYER. This particular form I did, yes. The CHAIRmAN. Now excuse me. Would you yield-well, I will wait until you finish. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did you or the Medical Examiner's office have your servicing company come in and fix the X-ray machine? Dr. BEYER. We were trying to remedy our problems. At that particular time we were not getting readable X-rays, Senator FAIRCLOTH. When was it repaired? Dr. BEYER. I have no X-rays in my files between July 6 to the 26. After July 26, 1993, we were getting X-rays. ' Senator FAIRCLOTH. You mean for 20 days you ran a coroners office and did autopsies without an X-ray machine? Dr. BEYER. We don't take X-rays on very many cases. Primarily only gunshot cases. senator FAiRcLoTH. The Park Police officers who were present at the autopsy said you told them not only was an X-ray taken, you also told them the results of the X-ray. How do you account for the contradiction? Dr. BEYER. I have no explanation because I did not take an X- Senator FAIRCLOTH. How did you tell the Park Police the results of an X-ray that you didn't take? Dr. BEYER. I don't recall telling them that statement. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Well, they do. Dr. BEYER. I have no explanation. senator FAIRCLOTH. Has Robert Fiske ever talked with you? Dr. BEYER. No, sir. senator FAIRCLOTH. Robert Fiske has never talked to you? Dr. BEYER. No, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH. So needless to say, Robert Fiske didn't ask you about the contradiction between you reporting what the X-ray showed that was not taken. I ",'Dr. BEYER. The people on his staff that came to visit me, that explanation was given to them. "Se enatorr FAiRcLoTH. What was the explanation? Dr. BEYER. The equipment was not working, and I saw no need to take an X-ray. Senator FAIRCLOTH. You saw no need to take an X-ray? No, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH. How did Robert Fiske decide to believe you instead of the police report or autopsy report? Did he send investigators to the hospital, or to the company that services the X-ray machine? Dr. BEYER. Not that I'm aware of. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Dr. Beyer, your report indicates that the Blood samples that you provided the toxicologists had no traces of drugs ,in it. Yet, when the FBI lab tested Mr. Foster's blood, they that there were traces of antidepressant drugs in his system. Robert Fiske ask you about this contradiction? Dr. BEYER. No, sir. 96 Senator FAIRCLOTH. He did not ask you about it? Dr, BEYER. No, sir. Senator FAiRcLoTH. Thank you. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Dodd, you are next here, but would you permit me to just try to clarify one thing in my mind Senator DODD. Yes. I presume it is the same question I have in my mind The CHAIRMAN. Why don't you Senator DODD. No, you go ahead Is this a standard form? Normally is it a checklist that you go down of what you are going to do?
Rally
A 19-year old high school senior in Wakefield, Mass. organizes a "Support Our Man In Vietnam" rally and 25,000 persons show up. Paul Christopher said recent anti-war rallies disturbed him and urged more "support" gatherings by youth across the nation. A massive crowd assembles in a park. American flags, signs and banners. The organizer takes to the stage. Soldiers flank the stairs. People have climbed a tree to get a better view. Lots of flag waving. Pro-war supporters.
Gold Mining
One section of Siberia is among the richest gold-producing areas in the world. The Soviet's highly-mechanized, modern mining methods pay off to the tune of a half-billion dollars worth each year. A panoramic shot of the Siberian countryside. A bulldozer pushes earth into a pit. The operator stares straight ahead. A high-pressure hose shots water at a dirt bank. A worker is shown in close-up. Close-up of the water hitting dirt and rock within a collection bin. Muddy water and rock are washed down a toroth. A giant dredge sits in a still pond. A discharge shut spills water into the pond. Massive buckets lift dirt upward. Women work the final gold washing station with brushes. Three women pour gold nuggets into a sac. Close-up of the gold falling. Fingers work to position the gold bag in a wooden box.
Queen Mary
The Queen Mary sails from England for the last time. Sentimental thousands cheer, wave, sing, and weep as she pulls away for her permanent port, Long Beach, California. A shot down the side of the bow shows the Queen Mary in port. Close-up of smokestack and air horns plowing. A fleet of helicopters flies in formation above. Pulling away from port, the QM is escorted by ships and tugs shooting waters cannons into the air. Aerial view shows QM and ships in a waterway.
Football
The Colts crack a stubborn Redskins defense to score ten points in the last quarter for a final seventeen-thirteen win. Unitas throws, runs, and scrambles for the Baltimore victory. A black screen reads, "Football - Colts 17 - Redskins 13." Various plays are shown: pass completes, touchdown and a run pay. Shots of the scoreboard, fans and cheerleaders.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:25:36) Dr. BEYER. These are forms that frequently I will make out ahead of time in preparation for the autopsy, This particular one, there is a place for photographs. There's a place for X-ray. I put the Senator DODD. What do you mean by "a place"? The CHAIRMAN. Well, here you can see it on this form. Dr. BEYER. It was a check. Senator DODD. It is a checkmark? Dr, BEYER. That's correct. Senator DODD. In other words, it is a standard form you use? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. Senator DODD. You would check the various things you were going to do in the normal course of conducting an autopsy with a violent death, a gunshot death? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. Senator DODD. You did not know the condition of your X-ray machine at the time you filled out that form? Dr. BEYER. We were having trouble with it. Some days we would get a partial readable X-ray. Other days, we wouldn't. Senator DODD. But in this case if it were working, you would have done an X-ray? Dr. BEYER. Yes, sir. Senator DODD. You checked on the form that that is what you intended to do? Dr. BEYER. My error was not in removing the "yes" when I finalized the autopsy. Senator DODD. That is the only incorrect mark on this autopsy form? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. The CHAIRMAN. Now, if you will permit me to just go one step further. I take it that that report is two or three pages of which the front page is sort of the checklist of things that you intend to do with respect to this autopsy, and then it is the subsequent pages that, in fact, provide the analysis that you develop in the course of actually performing it, so that you have got to read all the way through to the end to really get to what at you determine? Am I right about that? Dr. BEYER. Yes, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Mr, Chairman, may I ask another question? The CHAIRMAN. Yes, of course. Senator DODD. I presume I can capture my time? The CHAIRMAN. Yes. 97 Senator DODD. I will be glad to yield if be wants to go further with it. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Dr. Beyer, you checked on this report, I assume, that you were going, to take an X-ray. You just testified your machine had not worked for I 5 days when you checked it. Dr. BEYER. It was variable in the way we could use it. On that particular day, it was not producing a readable X-ray. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did you look at your forms before you filed them to check them for accuracy? Dr. BEYER. Apparently I did not check that one, or else that would have been erased. Senator FAIRCLOTH. All right. Thank you. The CHAiRmAN. But I guess your testimony to us, and I think it is important because your reputation is at stake here, too, that that is noted in error. You put it down there thinking you were planning to do the X- ray. You were not able to do the X-ray because this machine sometimes works and sometimes didn't. It did not when it needed to in this case, and you forgot to remove the checkmark. So that was an inadvertency on your part, and that is your explanation? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. Senator DODD. Mr. Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. Yes, Senator Dodd. Senator DODD. That is the point. Just to put this in the context of everything here. The fact that there was or was not an X-ray of Mr. Foster in no way would have changed the conclusion of the analysis that you drew as a result of conducting the autopsy'? Dr. BEYER. That's correct. If I bad felt that we needed an X-ray, I would have sent the body out to one of the hospitals for an Xray to be taken. As I indicated previously, in perforating gunshot wounds, the X- ray is not mandatory When we want to visualize the retention of a missile in a penetrating gunshot wound, then it is a mandatory procedure, Senator DODD. Let me state that I want to commend all three of you. Under the circumstances here, I think you did a very good job. It is not always easy for people a year later to go back-you do not anticipate that you are going to be the subject of a Senate inquiry and have thirty-some- odd Senators start grilling you about everything you did. I think you did a good job. I am not an expert in this area, but having one over your depositions and listened, I think you did very professional work. The CHAiRmAN, Plus, you do bard work. I mean, if I may, excuse me for interrupting , I appreciate the difficulty of the assignment police officers, You have. To be investigating death scenes, talking the families, trying to sort these things out, to do autopsies, to try to figure out what happened in a violent death and so forth add difficult work and it ought to be respected and I want to a ice to Senator Dodd's I appreciate the fact that you do this Senator DODD. Dr. Beyer, let me say particularly in your case that you have had a distinguished career over many, many years. as disturbed to see some reports alleging behavior in a particular where you did not have all the information to draw the conclusions. I think that kind of reporting and that kind of effort to discredit someone who has done more than 25 years of work in this particular office is just the kind of scurrilous reporting that I think does not serve anyone's interests well at all.
Tiny Palace
"Titania's Palace," a magnificent doll's house it took an Irish Knight 15 years to build, brings $90,000 at a children's charity auction. The two-story mahogany palace has 16 rooms, crammed with tiny, priceless "antiques." The auction's program cover is lifted back to show the interior print. A glass panel is lifted from the doll's house. Rooms contain tiny ornate furniture. The camera pans several rooms. Auction goers sit in a room. Purchaser, Lord Keys, sits amongst the crowd.
Restored Village
In the spring, "Old Bethpage" colonial village restoration will become the "Williamsburg of the North". Ultimately, thirty restored buildings will occupy the 220-acre site, displaying houses, stores, and outbuildings of all kinds. An old arrow shaped street sign points and reads, "Old Bethpage - Village Restoration." A panoramic shot of the entire village. Various buildings are panned. The underside of a horse and buggy shows the shoes of a horse walking. Sightseers walk from the store. Sightseers walk upward on a plank, and into the Stake House. A tour guide is dressed in period clothing and escorts visitors around.
July 29, 1994 - Part 4
(16:30:48) Dr. BEYER. Thank you. Senator DODD, I want the record to reflect that. I am expressing my own opinion here, but I suspect it is the opinions of most of my colleagues who admire what you do, and I commend you for your career and the work you have done. Dr. BEYER. Thank you. Senator DODD. In the case of both of our Park Police Officers here, Mr. Rolla and Ms. Braun you have become more familiar with this case than you ever imagined, and 1. suspect you now know that Web Hubbell was a personal friend of' Mr. Foster. You now know that, I presume? [The witnesses nod in the affirmative.] Senator DODD. You know that he spent the weekend with him prior to this tragedy, and that, in fact, they had worked together in Arkansas. So that more than just being a colleague at the White House, this was someone who had had a long and very close rela- tionship with the Foster family. Does that in any way, Ms. Braun-and I appreciate you trying to do your job, not being fully aware of who this individual is in the circumstances-now knowing the relationship between Mr. Hubbell and Mr. Foster, in that context does his behavior at that particular couch seem more understandable in a personal sense than it might have otherwise been? Ms. BRAUN. Senator, yes, it does. I don't think 1 have ever tried to say that he did anything wrong, I think at the time I was a little offended. It was very rude. I don't normally get treated that way. I think I did try to look at everything even that even ing in the light of the fact that this was a very serious incident that had occurred, and a very disturbing thing. I think that we used a lot of understanding (ling. It is probably one of the reasons why we went ahead and left without getting a lot of the answers that we wanted. Senator DODD. As I understand, you testified prior to this that this was your second notification of a family in a violent death? Ms. BRAUN. No, it was probably more like my fourth or fifth. I bad a year and a half in the office, and I had done a few previously on fatal motor vehicle accidents. Senator DODD. And Mr. Rolla, I guess this was your first? Mr. ROLLA. Yes. I primarily did narcotics investigations for 51/2 years before this. I worked with DEA for 2 years. Senator DODD. I meant notification of a family. Mr. ROLLA. This was a first time for notification, yes. Senator DODD. First-time notification. Again, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the responses of our witnesses. I have never had to do this at all. I have been involved in situations where people have been ill, or sick, and there is an expectation involved, but I presume that where a violent, totally unexpected under the circumstances, shocking occurrence happens, that people react. 99 I think Ms. Braun, or Mr, Rolla, you may have said, that people react differently in these circumstances, and that it would not be an unexpected reaction of a family to react in a way that the fami1y, friends, and close friends of Mr. Foster did under these circumstances. In light of the fact that you, Ms. Braun, have conducted four or five notifications, and I suspect, Mr. Rolla, now that you have maybe been involved in a few more since then, would you agree with that? Am I off base in saying that, or is that something that both of you would agree with? Mr. ROLLA. I agree. Senator DODD. Do you agree with that, Ms. Braun? Ms. BRAUN. Every situation is different, yes. I agree, Senator DODD. I thank you. Mr. Chairman, I thank you. The CHAIRMAN. I want to, if you would permit me just to make one comment, too. As I read through this report initially and also followed most of the accounts of what happened, I think in his circle of friends, after this tragedy happened, there was not only a tremendous sense of shock and dismay, but also people were angry at themselves that somehow they had not sensed how depressed this man was, arid that they had somehow not found a way to take an action to head this off. In other words, I think there was an additional kind of self-grief that they were feeling and probably an anger that they did not see the signs, that they did not figure out a way to interpret this and stabilize him and to prevent such a horrific event from happening. I think that is how I would feel. Especially if I had been with somebody the weekend before and maybe was angry with myself that I had not somehow been more discerning or I bad not somehow done something else to try to prevent this. I think that is a natural feeling to have, and it would not surprise me- this is just supposition on my part-that that would have been part of what was swirling through
Fires
Forest fires sweep across Southern California, killing four, destroying 60 homes, and blackening 132,000 acres. Winds up to 70 mph drive the flames while firefighters struggle to control them. Nighttime. Puffy columns of smoke rise from brush fires. The fires make the smoke visible in the night. Flickers of fire set against darkness. A balded mountain shows a fire line working downward. A solid line of flame. Daylight. A man stands along a road consumed by a thick haze of smoke. Fires blown by strong winds cross the road in front of him. A fireman takes a hose from his truck to try and battle a blaze.