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Alaska Digs Out: Rebuilding Begins In Wake Of 'Quake
Devastated Alaska begins the task of rebuilding after the greatest earthquake ever recorded. Anchorage was in the center of the severe shock that ripped down Fourth Avenue, the main shopping street. Stores were crowded with week-end shoppers. The far-flung disaster area was spared, miraculously, large loss of life. Property damage and loss is staggering. Conservative estimate: $500,000,000. In the residential district, in the coastal fishing towns, everywhere there is devastation. Kodiak, Seward, towns that have almost been leveled have vowed to rebuild. Alaska, with the spirit of the pioneers, starts the gigantic task. Visible cracks in earth. Alaska The streets, the sidewalks and some buildings upheaval. MS - You can see how one side of the street is raised above the other side, and some buildings that seem twisted. MS - One side of the street dropped into a sink hole. MS - As you look down this street you see how it looks like a roller coaster ride, parts of the street are missing. MS - The street heaved up so much the man on the street can touch the bottom of a sign that was two stories high. MS - On the other side of the street this building sustained no damage. MS - Rescue workers looking for survivors in this department that collapsed. MS - Man operating a crane lifting huge pieces of the building looking for survivors. MS - A early Corvette that got hit in the back from a piece of falling building. Camera panning - Over the ruins of the collapsed buildings and heaved streets and sidewalks. Buildings that their second floors are now first floors. MS - Towns outside the city limits, huge cracks in the earth and houses sinking into a sink holes. A tilted home that half way sunk into the earths opening. MS - Huge crack in the earth's crust. MS - House is off its foundation and landed up in a tilted position. MS - Kodiak to the South-West was almost knocked out, after suffering an earthquake it also suffered three title waves. A fishing boat landed up on dry land and most of the buildings that were three and four story are now two-story buildings. MS - A completely demolished car. MS - Two boats on dry land, cars and buildings around the boats are smashed to smithereens. MS - All you see left of a house is the roof and attic. MS - A house that fell backwards MS - Part of a hospital's roof that collapsed. The lobby of the hospital is completely ruined. MS - Inside a library all the shelves are toppled. MS - Inside a grocery store all the can goods ended up on the floor. Employees cleaning up the mess.
Forrestal Homecoming
The giant aircraft carrier Forrestal docks at Norfolk, Virginia, while thousands of people greets her crewmen in family reunions. The ship suffered the loss of 134 of her crew in a tragic fire, which swept her decks while on duty off the coast of Vietnam. Navy soldiers dressed in white uniforms disembark from the ship and are meet by their wives and children. Lots of hugs and kisses. Children run to their fathers. The press swarms the ship's officers. Military homecoming.
New Ship
The cargo ship "Atlantic Span" is the first of a new fleet of "container" ships which have stern ramps, allowing vehicles to drive right on board, cutting loading time to a fraction. The ship is docked at a shipping yard. Cargo is loaded onto it. A car drives aboard the ship via a ramp. It slowly moves through an expansive holding deck. Tables covered in white table cloths are set up to entertain guests.
Aged
Senior citizens from Arkansas visits Capital Hill present "Green Thumb" hats to Senators Fullbright and McCellan, during hearings on legislation for the aged. Visitors present the Senators with hard hats. A fiddle players plays as a farmer country dances for a few clapping Senators.
Close-up of Agave
Close-up of Agave
Agave
Agave
Agave
Agave
Agave
Agave ***
Lupine
Lupine ***Last shot is Kodachrome
Mallow
Mallow **
Lupine fields
Lupine fields
Desert Mallow
On Preview Cassette 210717. Desert Mallow
Flowers & Rock cliff
Flowers & Rock cliff
Kern CountyIsabella area
Kern CountyIsabella area
Flower fields
Flower fields ***near Lake Isabella
Prickly Poppies
Prickly Poppies ***
Rabbit Brush
Rabbit Brush
Agave near Julien
Agave near Julien
August 4, 1994 - Part 1
(09:50:33) Ms. WILLIAMS. Well, it was not much of a meeting, quite frankly. People kind of drifted in. I remember it being around lunch time or lunch time for us. I do not know. I remember it being around lunch time and people kind of wandering in. I remember Mr. Altman coming in, standing near the door, having his briefcase in his hand, and saying, I just wanted to let you know I have decided not to recuse myself. And that is what I recall of that meeting. And then he left. Senator SARBANES. Did people say anything to him when he said he was not going to recuse himself? Ms. WILLIAMS. I do not know exactly what people said. I do not have a recollection of what people said. Senator SARBANES. What did you say? Ms. WILLIAMS. Well, I had already talked to Roger previously, since I had set up the meeting, and he said I have decided to recuse myself, and I am sure that I Senator SARBANES. Decided not to recuse. Ms. WILLIAMS. I am sorry, decided not to recuse myself, And I think Senator SARBANES. What did you say to him then? Ms. WILLIAMS [continuing]. I probably--- Senator SARBANES. This is on the telephone? MS. WILLIAMS. Yes. I probably said, OK, that sounds good. Because, of course, I had been a person at the meeting, the previous meeting who had said, if you are going to accept the recommendation of the RTC staff, which I think is a good thing to do, why then should you recuse yourself Senator SARBANES. How long did that meeting last? MS. WILLIAMS. Oh, not long at all. If it was 10 minutes, I would be Senator SARBANES. Ten minutes? Ms. WILLIAMS [continuing]. If it was 10 minutes, I would be Sur. prised. I remember that Mr. Altman had to get away. He had an appointment on the Hill and lie was hurrying off. It did not seem long. Senator SARBANES. So it is your recollection that that meeting lasted about 10 minutes? Ms. WILLIAMS. It is my recollection that it was not very long. I say 10 minutes because I cannot--everyone was standing is what I remember. It was not people sitting down, and I know that Mr. Altman had an appointment on the Hill that he was rushing to. Senator SARBANES. Well, there must have been some discussion then, if it lasted 10 minutes, beyond Altman simply saying, I have decided not to recuse myself. Could you tell us about that discussion? Ms. WILLIAMS. Sir, there may have been discussion. I cannot tell you exactly what that discussion was. I have to tell you that at the time this was happening, none of this seemed terribly significant to me in terms of the things that I should remember. This happened in February. I do not recall every discussion at every meeting. Senator SARBANES. If I could just make this. Mr. Altman I think told us the meeting lasted 30 seconds or Eggleston. Senator GRAMM. Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Gramm. OPENING COMMENTS OF SENATOR GRAMM Senator GRAMM. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, this February 3 meeting may not have been an important meeting for Ms. Williams, but it was a very important meeting for Roger Altman. I want to go back and set out the parameters for all of this, because I think people trying to follow what is going on here forget how it all fits together. Let me try to be brief, even though I am sorry I talk very slowly. Roger Altman was appointed by the President to head the RTC and be its Chief Executive Officer on a temporary basis. Roger Altman was a very close, long-time friend of the President, went to college with him. As any good friend should, when President Clinton ran for President, Mr. Altman raised for him hundreds of thousands of dollars. We should all have friends like that. Roger Altman, in his capacity as head of the RTC, was notified by Mr. Roelle, a career employee of the RTC, that there were 9 criminal referrals on their way to Washington, and that the President and the First Lady's names were mentioned in those referrals. Under normal circumstances, to communicate with people who are mentioned in criminal referrals would be improper, unethical, and, depending on the intent, could be an obstruction of justice. Roger Altman decided that, because this information could leak to the press, he was going to notify the White House. We have two sworn testimonies that in fact he ordered that the White House be notified.
Crisis In Brazil
Joao Goulart flees Brazil as he is ousted as President by an army rebellion. It was Goulart's leftist leanings and the fear that he would turn Brazil into a Castro state which led to his downfall. He began his regime as a middle-of-the-roader but runaway inflation and worker discontent led him to institute land reforms and legalize the Communist Party. Brazil Students marching with anti-Castro pickets. MS - Goulart disembarking from a plane. Army tanks being driven down the streets of Brazil. MS - Brazil s military marching down a street. MS - Soviet's hold a trade show in Brazil, a few motor vehicles that's it. CUS - Goulart smiling in the midst of a crowd. MCUS - Brazil s people riot breaking into the shops and looting. Military called in to restore law and order.
Sea Lion Takes Over Household: "Flip" Adopts Family And Runs The House
There is a regular routine in the Francis Turner Household. Chasing "Flip" the sea lion out of the bedroom! Found on the beach, a sick little sea lion, the Turner children rescued him. He's now well but refuses to leave the house which he has just about taken over.... San Francisco, California A young sea lion sitting on a bed. MCUS - A man comes into the bedroom and shags the sea lion off the bed. CUS - "Flip" the sea lion, getting washed in a bath tub. MCUS - Flip sitting on a chair at the breakfast nook eating off a plate. MCUS -Flip making his way into the ocean, the Francis Turner Family watching and pointing at Flip in the water. CUS - Flip comes to the back door wanting to go back into the home. CUS - Flip laying on the floor napping.
Sports: Cambridge Oarsmen Defeat Oxford
In the 110th renewal of the famed rowing classic, the Cambridge "Eight" jumps into an early lead over Oxford defeating their traditional rivals by more than 6 lengths. There's a Yank on each crew and they row to the point of exhaustion with their English cousin. River Thames, England The Cambridge crew takes to the River Thames in England carrying their long boat. MCUS - Twelve Swans a summing in the River Thames. CUS - Moms, dads and other regatta enthusiast. MLS - The regatta is on its way. MS - At the half way mark Cambridge is ahead. MS - Cambridge wins by six lengths,
New York Worlds Fair of 1939-40
With the 1964-65 New York World's Fair promising to be one of the greatest if not the greatest in history. Let's take a look backwards at the famous New York Fair of 1939-40. The terrific tune of the turnstiles was 50,000,000 people who came and were awed by "The World Of Tomorrow." (That's today!) Includes shots of King George and Queen Elizabeth attending and a roller coaster type of ride. Twenty five years later a bigger and better fair opens on the same site. Flushing, New York Aerial shot of New York's World Fair, April 1939. Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing the crowd (no audio) MLS - Throngs of people in attendance. MLS - Many Fountains grouped in one area. MLS - In attendance at the Fair is Queen Elizabeth I and King George V of the United Kingdom. The crowd is cheering for the couple as they walk towards a building. MS - A woman acrobat holding on a device by her teeth slides down a wire starting at great height and slides down right into the mist of a crowd. MCUS - This ride resembles a bob-sled ride only with no ice or snow. MS - A large man made water-fall with tons of water crashing down, and people are walking through a glass tube. A night time parade and of course many thousands of people in attendance watching. A huge fireworks display is put into action. MSOH - Many people waving their hands over their heads for the camera, and the 1964 World's Fair winds up it's two year run in a blaze of glory.
Death Of A Soldier - General Douglas MacArthur
The man who has been called one of the greatest military geniuses in the history of the United States is dead. General Douglas MacArthur, 84, succumbed after a long and valiant fight. Thus ends the military career that spanned 52 years. A career that began as a dream in childhood. Here are some of the highlights in the distinguished and fabulous life of this great military man.