UFA-Wochenschau 214/1960 30.08.1960

1st report of the Congo on the road slips are distributed Vive Lumumba. Opposition groups marching on. Police beat protesters and dissipate it.
(28 m) 2nd Rome: Olympics 2000 m tandem wheel: on the track of Simon and Stäber / East Germany, in the final against Italy, Bianchetto and Bechetto. Gold for Italy, silver for Germany. 100 km team cycling: Start of four groups. Schur, Eagle, Hagen, Lagos driving for Germany. Target Arrivo. Italy wins against Germany and the USSR. Springboard diving women: Elisabeth Ferris jump, England. She wins bronze. Jean Pope, United States, WINS silver. Ingrid Krämer, Dresden, wins gold. 200 m breaststroke women: start, turn. Front, Wiltrud floats Ursel man. Last turn, last train. Anita Lonsboriugh, England overhauled and WINS in 2 minutes 49.5 seconds. Silver for Wiltrud Ursel man. Bronze for Barbara Göbel / Jena. Award ceremony. Road in Italy with tourist traffic. Hill sees donkey on the road. Vespafahrer. Dog pulling little cart with man. The beach of Ostia. Bathers. Empty streets in Rome. German youth camp. Disco dance of the athletes in the evening with the fencer Traudel Ebert and 400 m runner McKenley. The Olympic flame. 4 x 500 metres kayak relay: Start with Paul Lange / Sterkrade. He passes to Günter Pachu / Magdeburg, then Friedhelm Wentzke / Dortmund. Fullback Dieter Krause / Leipzig. Germany wins gold from Hungary, silver and Denmark bronze. Award ceremony by Ritter von halt. 100 m crawl ladies: Dawn Fraser / Australia wins before Saltza / United States. Bronze for Stewart / Canada. Award ceremony. Diving men's (partly ZL): Juan Botella / Mexico (bronze medal). Meissner Canada / is 5 8 is Hans Dieter Popahl / Germany Gerry Tobian / United States wins gold. 100 m men: Armin Hary puts his starting blocks. 2 false starts, then start and run. Armin Hary won in 10.2. Close-up of Armin Hary: (220 m)

Report from the Congo origin: Act. Français Olympic Games in Rome tandem and cycling origin: iNcom diving d. ladies/ingr. Krämer origin: iNcom swimming, breast d. ladies/Lonsborough origin: iNcom Olympic impressions, Rome, Ostia music box dance camera: Rau, basic kayaking season on d. Albanians Lake origin: iNcom 100 m crawl d. ladies/Praser, AUSTR. origin: iNcom diving d. men/Talebi, Hall/United States origin: iNcom 100 m limit d. men, Armin Hary origin: iNcom

Gold and silver in Rome the UFA weekly news reported by the Olympic Games medals for German cycling: under fire electrified Olympias, the German cyclists were the first to which ensured that Germany came in Olympic honor.
In the 2000 m tandem driving, a scurrilous relic from the early history of cycling, the East Berliners started at first without great prospects reached the Endstops couple Simon and Stäber - bright Jersey -.
There were the German outsider to an impressive performance in the decisive race against the highly favored Italians Bianchetto and Bechetto. Olympic silver was their reward.
The toughest cyclists in the world in the 100-kilometers fcer - team trial fought a grueling battle.
Also this race becomes a fierce duel of the Italians with the Germans Schur, Eagle, Hagen and Lagos. -Both enemy is the clock and the heat.
Olympic soothsayers had predicted the Central German team already the victory. But the Italians were faster at 2 minutes and took the gold medal ahead of Germany and the USSR.

The first sensation: A veritable sensation there in the ladies - art jumping since 1924 a domain of the beautiful growing Amazons from the new world.
This jump the English of Elisabeth Ferris earned the bronze medal.
Despite the beauty of their jumps, Paula Pope's attempt to claim the American supremacy, failed due to a low degree of difficulty.
Neither jumped so perfectly like Ingrid Krämer. With sovereign uniformity and pointed verve, the 17-year-Dresdenerin won the gold medal for the first time to Europe for 36 years.

Defeat in world record time Olympic learned the hard way paid, however, the Ketterer Wiltrud Ursel man at the 200-meter breaststroke of women. Entered as a favorite she justifies the wildest hopes at first. -With distance, it is at the top. In the second fifty meters, they separate from the dreaded rival, the English world record Anita Lonsborough almost three meters.
Also the last turn succeed still awarded «but then defeat is looming.
Anita Lonsborough comes on - Wiltrud Ursel man fights to desperate - desperate - and now there is No more to the poor, it's the nerves.
Her movements are quick and hasty, an Englishwoman but remains in tact and WINS to arm's length 2 minutes 49.5 seconds with.' After her and Wiltrud Ursel man beats Barbara Göbel from Jena.
A sensational contest ends with bronze and silver for Germany.

Power without glory on the program of the political world stage was this week again the tragedy of freedom on the Congo. "Hurrah for Lumumba and the independence was the motto of the followers of the Congolese leaders, and"down with the fascist neo-colonialists Lumumba"indignant opposition, as the Prime Minister entered the Palace of culture of Léopoldville.
All the more unpleasant appeared outside his police in appearance. She showed the anti-government demonstrators with resounding clarity, that it mildly is infeasible to liberated Congo in the opposition.
Sure there were not always glorious times under the Belgian colonial power, but power of the liberator of Lumumba is also a power without glory, and some may already wonder if it really were the worst times, the white man still firmly stood on the Congo.

Date of Release:

30.08.1960

Year of Production:

1960

Camera Work:

Grund; Rau, Kurt

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Incom; Act. Francais

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German