Miles an hour. President richard nixon, who had talked with the astronauts by telephone while they were on the moon, was waiting aboard the recovery carrier to welcome the returning voyagers. Kfin the president later expressed the nations response to this historic mission. Some way when those two americans stepped on the moon, the people of this world were brought closer together. That it is that spirit, the spirit of apollo, that america can now help to bring to our relations with other nations. The spirit of apollo transcends geographical barriers and political differences. It can bring the people of the world together in peace. To protect against any possible lunar contamination the astronauts put on airtight special garments before coming on board the rescue ship. They transferred directly from the helicopter to a mobile quarantine van in which they would be flown back to the manned Aircraft Center in houston, texas. July 27th, the journey was ended. They were home again. Ahead lay
This is the story of hoover dam. A modern Civil Engineering wonder. Build a dam in the wilderness and the world will beat a path to it. For many centuries, this was a lonely canyon unseen and untouched by man, scorched by a desert sun, scolded by an angry river slashing its way to the sea. Now it lies peaceful and silent except for the gentle hum of a hydroelectric power plant, the bubbling up of water, the cheerful sounds of america and the world on the move who see this pioneer multipurpose Reclamation Project man built. In black canyon. Millions come to this spot to see this engineering wonder, to hear the story of hoover dam. Ladies and gentlemen, we are standing on the powerhouse ramp 566 feet below the top of the dam. This is black canyon where. Nevada and arizona meet on the colorado once flowed uncontrolled. This is where man conquered this mighty river. Placing a concrete yoke about its neck to harness its tremendous water and power resources. The water that flows to the canyo
With security established, the first lcm was signaling to come in. Johnston lent a hand in tying it to the bank. The battalion was now ready to begin its basic mission, construction of the sdc post following the plan drawn up by johnston and his counterpart. The wall of the triangular post would be of mud, would become almost hard as concrete when it dried. A blockhouse was constructed at each corner of the triangle. Captain kahn personally supervised many phases while johnston was everywhere, observing and advising. One of his recommendations was for use of conner is tina wire. Their joint plan also included the digging of a most surrounding this entire post. Construction was inter erupted by fire from the v. C. S. Casualties were sustained by both sides. This sdc soldier received mortar fragments and an armored mortar killed this soldier. Viet cong harassing fire during the posts construction led to a disagreement between adviser and counter part when johnston recommended clearing fi
So hectic, its run the same way that planes are managed at an airport which makes you wonder just how good is business right now . Certainly from the bottom of the great recession, where we were doing very little construction, things have improved throughout the greater bay area. Reporter general manager jeff davis is being coy for a reason. The Construction Business is intensely competitive. So we asked an economist. In fiscal year 1011 we had 2. 7 Million Construction hours worked. Last year, last fiscal year 12 13, that was up to 9 million. This next year its projected to be over 15 millio a geometric rise. The combination of cranes for commercial buildings downtown for the residential highrises. Reporter add to that an explosion of public projects the likes of which we havent seen since the great depression. The presidio parkway, the caldecott tunnel, the central subway, the new bay bridge, and now the new Grand Central station of the west. Reporter so if youre in the business of p
Come on on the street our rights are not im going to squash. They are women who are changing. The living. Digital. Starts to take on. Alone a very warm welcome indeed to Focus On Europe with me peter craven and we begin in Southern Spain which is one of the largest gateways for Illegal Drugs entering the European Union every day traffic has smuggle tons of hashish across the mediterranean from morocco its an uneven battle between the local police and the gangs transporting the drugs in high powered speedboats all the more remarkable
therefore the recent arrest of drug baron Francisco Tech home his gang is believed to control eighty percent of the hashish that passes through the town of la linea Teller Concept c. E. O. But despite thats Arrest Lavinia remains a key hub for the Narcotics Business not surprising given that the Straits Of Gibraltar is a very narrow channel at this point out so that fact that Youth Unemployment in the area is up to around eighty percent while young men can