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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.
Rescue
New river-to-air rescue techniques in Vietnam is demonstrated as a hovering helicopter plucks wounded men in litters from the deck of a speeding patrol boat, thus saving precious minutes. A helicopter hovers over a military speedboat. A soldiers lays in a stretcher. A weighted hook is lowered from the helicopter to the boat. Soldiers in the boat attach the stretcher to the hook. The soldier is lifted from the boat to the helicopter. Close-up shots from within the helicopter as the soldier is brought within it.
Miss World
21-year old "Miss Peru", Madeleine Hartog-Bell, wins the title "Miss World" in London. Her prizes included $7,000 and a year's contract. She is the daughter of a Peruvian rancher. Various contestants walk before the judges. Shown are Ms. Checksolvokia, Iceland, Japan and U.S.A. Moraine O'Hara is shown sitting in the audience. The winner is taken by the hand, and presented a trophy. A fellow contestant kisses her on the check as she sits on a thrown wearing a jeweled crown.
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 (16:35:30) (End of tape #10054)
War Chariot Uncovered by Archaeologists
"An ancient Etruscan bronze war chariot is uncovered inside one of the most important archeological finds in recent years, an Etruscan tomb on a small Mediterranean Island. More treasures are expected to be found here." High angle MSs archaeologist working in pit, brushing debris from remains of war chariot. MS/CUs archaeologist brushing dirt from bronze war chariot at excavation site.
Auto Race
Racing on a rain-flooded oval at Brands Hatch, England, cars spin off the track. An ambulance crosses the oval and is hit off by another racer. No one seriously hurt but the race is called off. A man lowers a checkered flag to begin a race. Sleek, bullet-shaped cars take off. Clouds of spray come off of the wet track. Racecars come around a corner. Two cars spin out and ends up off the track. Two cars collide, and hit officials on the sideline. The rescue ambulance collides with another car as it attempts to reach the injured. A man calls the race off by waving a white flag. Shot of a man still in his car as it is being toed away.
Italy Floods
Torrential rains and gale-winds batter Northern Italy. A Canadian tanker is damaged off Portofino and Venice is flooded to a depth of three feet. A pre-flood warning averted serious damage. A black screen reads, "Bad Weather - Rain and Wind Flood North Italy." A wave is shown moving against a shore. A large tanker is battered by waves along a rocky cliff shoreline. A man wears a headset. The tanker is pushed against the cliff, and continues to be struck by waves. Saint Mark's Square in Venice is shown submerged by water. A man kayaks out from an archway. People walk or paddle boats through flooded streets.
July 29, 1994 - Part 5
(16:30:05) (Beginning of tape #10055) 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. (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
Volcano
Hawaii's Mount Kilauea erupts in a spectacular show of fireworks and lava. Thousands view the eruption while scientists gather some of the most significant data in history. The Kilauea volcano spits and turns the lava in its crater. Lava splashes. Sightseers watch from a vantage-point.
Music Laboratory
An electronic music laboratory teaches piano students individually or as a group. The teacher can monitor and instruct each youngster, play tapes or discs for listening or "playing along," or give group instruction for individual application. A teacher instructs a group of students in an electronic music laboratory. The teacher and her students wear headsets to communicate between each other. Students hit keys on the system's control panel and play pianos. Close-up of fingers hitting keys. The teacher writes music notes on the chalkboard. An overhead shot show several students at their stations. A student composes music on paper.
July 29, 1994 - Part 5
(16:35:30) (End of tape #10054) some of those people at that moment. But that is strictly my opinion. Senator DODD. Mr, Chairman, I think that is a very astute observation and I would agree with that, as well. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Mack. Senator MACK. I first want to say that there may be the impression here that we are trying to suggest that you all have done a bad job. That is not what we are doing at all. I am simply trying to find out whether there was any "pressure" applied . I can only imagine bow I would have reacted if I had beer, in Your Position and the President of the United States showed up at the investigation scene. I think that would have ended my pursuing anything at that time. Did you get a sense when lie walked in that you were not needed there any longer? Ms. BRAuN Senator, that is correct. As a matter of fact, after the President got there we stayed for a few minutes, and we realized that there wasn't going to be much more information that we were able to gather at that time, so we left. 100 Senator MACK. Again, I do not fault you for that. We are talking about the President of the United States. So I guess the word I would use is not ."pressure" but in a sense "intimidated." Ms. BRAUN. Intimidating, awestruck, maybe. Senator DODD. Would you repeat that? I am sorry, I did not hear that. The CHAIRMAN. Awestruck, she said. But you know, Senator Mack, if you will permit me, intimidation carries two connotations. One is that somebody comes up and tries to strong-arm somebody, and the other is that somebody, in and of themselves, is intimidated in a sense by the arrival of a powerful person. And I think Senator MACK. Mr. Chairman, may I ask you a question? The CHAIRMAN. Sure. Senator MACK. How are we going to conduct these hearings? Am I going to be allowed to pursue questions The CHAIRMAN. Of course. Senator MACK. -with the witness The CHAIRMAN. Of course you are. Senator MACK. -without interruption from the Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. Absolutely. And I would never be discourteous to the Senator from Florida, as he knows. Senator MACK. I know that, but I just want to reaffirm what Senator DODD. I would say to my friend, if there are going to be statements made that some of us disagree with, we are going to challenge those statements. Senator MACK. You have your 7 minutes. Ms. Braun, is it normal for the police to issue a press release on a death within Park bounds? Ms. BRAUN. Yes, sir, it is. Senator MACK. What happened in this ease? Ms. BRAUN. We were requested to hold off on making our press release so that the family could get a person to Mr. Foster's mother in Hope, Arkansas, so that they could do the notification in person, and she would not have to bear about it over the television. Senator MACK. Was any press release sent out? Ms, BRAUN, By the Park Police? Senator MACK. Well, let me ask it this way: Did you, or the White House, send out the press release? Ms. BRAUN. Before we returned to the office, or I guess shortly after I returned to the office, I was advised that a statement had already been released by the White House. Senator MACK. Is that usual? Ms. BRAUN. No. Senator MACK. Mr. Rolla, in your deposition you stated that someone was very interested in picking up Mr. Foster's personal papers, and they called you at home and wanted to break your office desk open. Is that an accurate statement? Mr. ROLLA. No, not really. Not his personal papers. His personal items which included Senator MACK. No one said to you that they were going to break your desk open? Mr. ROLLA. The whole statement-do you want the whole statement? 101 Senator MACK. I just was asking the question about desk open. breaking the Mr. ROLLA. There's two parts: personal papers, you said. That's not correct. Senator MACK. OK. what were the papers, then? Mr. ROLLA. The personal "effects," which were, I believe, a wristwatch and two rings, and his wallet, which contained around $280, a number of credit cards, identification, and miscellaneous personal papers. And Xerox copies had already been made of everything that was in his wallet. Senator MACK. And the desk? Mr. ROLLA. The evidence had been put into a locked locker that I had a key to, only that key was locked in my desk, and I was at home. I was advised that someone from the White House was coming down. They wanted to get the personal effects because President Clinton wanted to present them to Mrs. Foster before she left town, or for whatever reason, President Clinton wanted to present the personal effects to Mrs. Foster.
Indiana - Purdue
Indiana upsets Purdue, 19 - 14, to win a trip to the Rose Bowl, a share of the Big Ten Title, and the "Old Oaken Bucket". Terry Cole scores on a 63-yard run and sets up another on a 42 yard dash. A black screen reads, "Indiana 19 - Purdue 14." A variety of pays are shown, including a great shot of a fumble and several running plays. Crowd shots, and cut away shots to the scoreboard after scoring. Fans rush the field after Indiana wins.
Ski - Jumping
An Olympic preview in the first ski-jump event of the season in Norway. Norwegian two-time world champ, Bjorn Wirkola, has a bad day, finishing 27th. Surprise winner is little known Bent Totum of Norway who soars 179 feet. Pine trees line a downhill ski run in the mountains. A skier moves into position, and then begins down crud slope towards a jump. Bystander's heads turn left to right as he goes by. He jumps the ramp and glides 100 feet, but falls on his landing. Two more skiers follow. A woman pans a movie camera mounted on a tripod as she records the jump of the third skier. The winner is shown with his skies braced upright against his shoulders.
Sports Highlights Of 1966
In 1966, new sports heroes rise and many old record fall: