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Copter Sets Record: Whirlybird Speeds 272 Miles An Hour
The helicopter can no longer be regarded as a "slow-poke". It is now a reliable workhorse. The new XH-51-A does 272 m-p-h and in this first public showing does a handy 240 zooming m-p-h! California, United States Helicopter sitting on the runway with last minute inspections by the mechanics. CU - Test pilot, Donald Segner climbs into the cockpit of the helicopter. MS - Helicopter lifting off of the runway. LS - Helicopter flying parallel to the runway at the airport.
August 1, 1994 - Part 4
(15:05:38) Senator DOMENICI. Let me just ask, Mr. Ryan and Ms. Kulka, there's another premise in securities trading that says insider trading is illegal, even if no money is made. Are you familiar with that? Would that sound right in terms of your understanding of insider trading? ? Ms. KULKA. It doesn't exactly comport with my understanding. Senator DOMENICI. Mr. Ryan? Mr. RYAN. I don't know. Senator DOMENICI. Let me just ask, then, in closing, YOU really have no way of knowing where this insider information has ended up today, do you? Mr. RYAN. That's correct. Senator DOMENICI, Ms. Kulka, do you know where it has ended up? Ms. KULKA. I don't know what it is. I therefore don't know Senator DOMENICI. Any of the insider information we've been discussing here, about the statute of limitations on the criminal refer 81 ral cases and the fact that the case wasn't ready, we don't know who said what to whom after that was divulged to a number of people in the White House, do we? Do you know? Ms. KULKA. No, sir, but I also know that the statute of limitations was discussed in correspondence we exchange with Members of Congress and I deny that we would not be ready. I thought we would try to be ready, and we could be ready to file if we had competent evidence underlying it. Senator DOMENICI. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The CHAiRmAN. Senator Kerry. Senator KERRY. Mr. Chairman, I would say to my friend from New Mexico, one thing we do know in terms of where it ended up, is that massive amounts of information deemed to be confidential has appeared in the Congressional Record thanks to Congressman Leach who published an enormous amount of it there. There are lots of questions about who knew what, when, and how it got there. I think the key issue before this Committee, and the Senator from New Mexico has touched on it, is the question of whether or not, regardless of whether there was an impact directly on the investigation, some improper judgment and actions may have taken place. The evidence, thus far, appears to be establishing that there was no impact on the case. In fact, to the contrary. &at doesn't exonerate whatever actions or lack of actions might have been taken by somebody and the judgments that attache to those judgments or lack of them, with respect to whether that was good judgment or bad judgment or improper behavior or proper behavior. The Committee is still going to have to make that judgment and obviously can't do so until we've heard from Ms. Hanson or Mr. Altman but those are real questions for us. There's also the question of whether I think you're helping to set the stage for our ability to understand their testimony better. I just want to put that in the context here. Senator DOMENICI. Would the Senator yield on that, just for an observation? Senator KERRY. I've waited 31/2 hours for a second round. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Kerry does not wish to yield at this point, but we'll find a chance to give you the time you need. Senator DOMENIci. Fine. Senator KERRY. I'll be happy to have the colloquy off time if we can. I just want to try to understand a little better what the choice for the Committee is. It was your testimony that in no way did Roger Altman or Jean Hanson impact the course of this case. Is that accurate, Mr. Ryan? Mr. RYAN. I think that's accurate. Yes, sir. Senator KERRY. Ms. Kulka? Ms. KULKA. That's correct. Senator KERRY. Mr. Roelle? Mr. ROELLE. That's correct, sir. Senator KERRY. No positive action that they took, no judgment or directive that they issued, impacted your decisionmaking or your judgment with respect to the investigation of Madison/Whitewater. that correct? Ms. KULKA. That's correct. Mr. RYAN. Correct, 82 Mr. ROELLE. Correct. Senator KERRY. And, indeed, you said earlier that the White House also never impacted you. Ms. KuLKA. That's correct. Mr. RYAN. Correct. Senator KERRY. So the only issue reverting to this Committee',", least on the evidence, you can conjecture, you can surmise, you can fantasize, but on the evidence that's in front of this Committee, we simply know that Roger Altman and Ms. Hanson took certain actions to communicate with the White House but had no impact on the case. We have to make a judgment about the appropriateness of those actions. I'd like to just examine that one step further. Clearly, some people wanted Mr. Altman to not recuse himself, And, clearly, Mr. Altman himself was torn, so something was going on in his head about why he might or might not have stayed on this case. My question to you is, was that presence in any way a chilling effect on the agency, on you individually, or on anyone in, investigating it, Ms. Kulka?
August 1, 1994 - Part 4
(15:10:54) Ms. KULKA. Mr. Altman applied no pressure. I felt no pressure from him on this matter. I didn't find that his instructions were' anything more to do other than what I would have done without his instructions, which was to proceed normally. Senator KERRY. Whether or not Mr. Altman was there, with re-' spect to your responsibilities for this case, was, in effect, irrelevant Was that your testimony? Ms. KuLKA, I don't know if it would have eventually been irrelevant. If he were the deciding person, he would have had that responsibility. But at that point, it had no impact. Senator KERRY. Could Mr. Altman have directed you to tube this case, to just forget it? Ms. KULKA. I would not be at the RTC if anyone were to do that Senator KERRY. Mr. Ryan? an? Mr. RYAN. I agree with Ms. Kulka. Senator KERRY. The only way he would have had an impact would be to, in effect, rule unilaterally on the case, conceivably, against your wishes. Ms. KuLKA. I have a right to concur or not to concur in any decision to proceed in a matter like this, and so it would presumably require a decision of the client plus the senior lawyer on it,, and story of Senator KERRY. We're pledged to try to tell the full story of Whitewater to the American people and there is obviously this whole issue of what happened with respect to Mr. Altman and the White House. But there are also issues with respect to the RTC and how we got here, and I'd just like to ask a few questions, in particular, about that. When did Madison Savings & Loan go into receivership? Ms. KULKA. Are you addressing- Senator KERRY. Any of you who could answer that. Ms. KULKA. I believe it was the early part of 1989. Senator KERRY. That is when we set up the RTC. Correct? Ms. KuLKA. I think it went into receivership prior to the creation of the RTC and the FDIC was appointed as managing agent. Senator KERRY. Is it not true that civil investigations or possible civil liability of Madison was investigated then? 83 Ms. KuLKA. Yes, sir. Senator KERRY. Did the RTC do a thorough job of investigating? Ms. KuLKA. I don't know, sir. Senator KERRY. Do you, Mr. Ryan? Mr. RYAN. This predates my arrival at the RTC. Much of that work, in the early days, was done by the FDIC, and it's my understanding that the FDIC did much of that work. Senator KERRY. Mr. Roelle, the Bush Administration chose not to sue anyone in connection with the failure of Madison, didn't it? Mr. ROELLE. No, sir. The Bush Administration didn't make those decisions. The RTC did. Senator KERRY. The RTC. But during that period of time, in 1992 is what I'm saying, before Clinton became President, this case was ruled on, was it not? Mr. RoELLE. I believe it was before 1992, but I'm not sure. Senator KERRY. The statute of limitations ran, did it not? Mr. ROELLE. I don't know, sir. Senator KPRRY. Do you remember, Ms. Kulka? Ms. KULKA. I think there were suits in progress against professionals, such as accountants and other people, that were brought by the agency. I believe they were probably carried forth primarily by the FDIC before there was a separation of legal divisions at the end of 1991. There were certainly no cases brought against directors and officers. Senator KERRY. No case was brought by the RTC in 1989, 1990, 1991, and into 1992 as of March 1992. Correct? Ms. KULKA. No case against directors and officers. Senator KERRY. The case was effectively dead. Is that accurate? Ms. KULKA. I believe it was closed. Senator KERRY. The statute of limitations had run once and it was extended, but it was still effectively closed. Ms. KULKA. That's correct. Senator KERRY. In March 1992, during a Presidential race, an article appears in The New York Times. Correct? Ms. KULKA. I'm sorry, I don't know the exact dates of any of that. Senator KERRY. Mr. Roelle, do you remember that? Mr. ROELLE. I know there were a number of articles during that time. I'm not sure what date they were. Senator KERRY. Do you recall an article on March 8, 1992? Mr. ROELLE. No, sir, I don't recall the specific article on March 8, 1992. Senator KERRY. Do you recall that the Madison case was opened, reopened according to the testimony of Mr. Ryan, the next day after The New York Times article? Do you recall that?
To A Queen's Taste: Flowers Outshine Royalty At Show
The Chelsea Flower Show on the grounds of the Royal Hospital in London - is the largest show of its kind in the world and is always graced with the patronage of royalty. This year Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother find that the blooms are among the most beautiful in the history of the flower show. London A lovely English garden at the Royal Hospital in London. MS - The flower garden. CU - Flowers. MS - Princess Margaret escorted by two gentlemen admiring the lovely flowers. MS - Flowers. CU - Princess Margaret profile, she turns her head to a full face shot. MS - Queen Mum, wearing a floral hat to match the garden's lovely flowers.
Yugoslav Floods: Damage Heavy With 10,000 Homeless
Yugoslavia suffers her worst flood in modern history as rivers in Central and Southern areas of the country smash their banks. Tens of thousands are homeless. It is the greatest disaster to hit the nation since the Skopje earthquake of 1963. The Western Morava River churning with heavy turbulence it almost looks like smoke instead of water. MS - This might be the Bosnia or Neretva river that has flooded a cottage style home. MS - One of the rivers flooding over a bridge and it gives the illusion of a water fall. MS - This looks like a lake or a wide part of the river but it isn't. It's part of a town that once was a street. MS - Water has totally engulfed a towns street and it looks more like a river rapid. MS - A smaller dyke blasted with dynamite by army engineers. MS - The result of the blasting of the dyke, water is re-routed to open fields away from the towns. MS - Residents of a town standing on the steps of a home that has a second or third floor where they can stay safe and dry. MS - Woman looking down at the flooded area from her attic window. MS - A man walking through the flooded street's chest high in water, two military are rowing over to him in a boat. MS - Yugoslavian army in a boat rescuing people from their soon to be or flooded homes. Yugoslavian army in a very crowded rubber raft jammed packed with survivors from the flood. MS - Yugoslavian army truck loaded with soldiers. MS - One of the main highways in Yugoslavia flooded where the buoyancy of the water turned a truck around and into a ditch, at least the cab of the truck. MS - Main route (highway) in Belgrade washed away. High Angle Shot - Flooded village. MS - A grandma sitting on a chair with only a few of her saved possessions. ECU - A young woman completely devastated by this disaster. MS - A toddler, a chicken and a kitten. Aerial Shot - A flooded village or town. Wide Angle Shot / Camera Panning - A flooded town that looks more like a lake with small waves and a current.
Homage To Buddha: Thousands Mark Holy Birthday
The Festival of Vesak is celebrated throughout the Buddhist world to mark the birthdate of the Lord Buddha. In Ceylon, millions flock to temples to pray and to meditate. At night the towns and cities are lighted in a spectacular electrical display. Ceylon Buddhist queuing in line to attend a ceremony in a Buddhist Temple. CU - Mother helping her toddler up the stairs leading to the temple. POV - From atop of the temple looking down you see many people coming to pray to Buddha on his birthday. CU - Ladies paying homage to Buddha by placing flower pedals on a alter and there are also men doing the same. CU - Buddhist burning incense. CU - Beautiful lights cut from glass and metal hanging from the ceiling of a tent. Exterior shot - Art work of lights out side the Buddhist Temple. MS - Buddha made of glass surrounded by flashing lights.
Art In Manhattan: Olmec Stone Head
Same as 529649. New York's Park Avenue steps back into the past - 25 Centuries ago - as a Mexican Olmec Stone Head is displayed, all 16 tons of it, before it goes on exhibition at New York's World's Fair. New York, New York Downtown New York, Park Avenue, a crowd of people looking and admiring 'Mexico's Great Olmec Head' weighing 16-tons.
Water Skiing Sans Boat
American ingenuity and Swiss invention combine to bring water skiing to landlocked areas. On an artificial lake at Colton, CA., an elaborate cable arrangement skims skiers over the water as they hold tow ropes. Look, Ma, no boat! Colton, California Water skier with no boat, there are four towers with cables attached that pull the skiers. MS - A male skier zooming all over the place in a restricted area where the towers are. MS - This one girl tries to get pulled without too much success. MS - A guy tries his feet at skiing and just like the girl before him, he has no success at getting up on his skies. MS - The girl tries getting up on the skis again and again she has no luck. MS - A guy wearing top half to a wet suit gets up on the skies and successfully he is towed all over this designated area.
Lourdes Pilgrimage: 40,000 Military Men Pray At Shrine.
With a great manifestation of faith at the holy shrine of Lourdes, 40,000 servicemen from many nations take part in a pilgrimage. Many are crippled and hope for a cure which faith often brings. The majority of the men making this pilgrimage, however, are fighting men who are at the shrine to pray for peace and an all encompassing brotherhood among men. Lourdes, France All kinds of military men from different parts of the globe queue up to go to the Holy Shrine of Lourdes. MS - Seats are provided so that many of the people who have disabilities may sit down. CU - Military men carrying a man on a stretcher to the Shrine of Lourdes. MS - Many soldiers from many nations are in attendance at Lourdes. CU - As the soldiers from many nations cross the lens of the camera. MS - The armed services of the United States carrying the American Flag. LS - A special Mass is celebrated at a special alter at the Shrine of Lourdes. LS - Many military from many nations throngs are in attendance. MS - Priest holding up the Holy Communion. LS - The church, the grotto, the alter and throngs in attendance. MS - The Eucharistic procession. High Angle Shot - Night time and 40,000 people are holding torches in the center of the crowd is the sign of a cross.
Texas-Size Premiere: "Shenandoah" Stars Hailed In Houston
Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart head a list of Hollywood luminaries who arrive in Houston for the world premiere of Universal's epic drama, "SHENANDOAH'. James Stewart, a General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, drives past the Space Center en route to breaking ground for a new theatre. "SHENANDOAH', the story of a Virginia family against a Civil War background will be released nation-wide in July. Houston, Texas Jimmy Stewart and his wife disembarking from a plane. MS - Jimmy Stewart and his wife are driven in a limousine to a new theatre. MS - Jimmy Stewart and some of the cast from Shenandoah, in the background is a huge banner, Clear Lake Theatre. MS - Jimmy Stewart breaking ground for the new theatre. CU - Jimmy Stewart smiling with a full beard. CU - Majestic Theatre and the marquee, Jimmy Stewart in Shenandoah, movie premiere. MS - Throngs standing outside of the theatre. CU - Jimmy Stewart wearing a tux accompanied by his wife at the premiere.