Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 12/1950 18.04.1950

1 dismantling of the St. Louis Hotel ship which leaves St. Louis on the Elbe to the scrap yard.
(18 m) 02 Helgoland: setting the bombing of the rocks of the island of Heligoland. Bomb craters on the island. They lay flowers at crosses. Deep bomb crater and the remains of houses.
(34 m) 03 Adenauer in Berlin Adenauer's waving Hall of the AEG turbine factory. Adenauer and Reuter waving from stands. Adenauer speaking. Reuter says. Interview: my dear Berlin I "am deeply impressed by what I see here today. I had heard of the condition of this Hall. I know, at least approximately, how it looks in Berlin, but I tell you, this image this image-creating heads and creating hands here now, fills me with great confidence for Berlin's future and for our German future. We must be clear about it, that still tough times to come, but, Believe me, if we only To want, and if we persevere, we will create it, then our children can live safely back in a happier Germany." Interview: "we know exactly, is only helped us when we ourselves create the hands. We have done that. But you help, we make use of, which comes, and be sure we will be the Lord Chancellor and the Federal Government does not release. (Adenauer attacks Reuters hand - clapping) I will go to him and quote the Bible Word - I won't let you, you bless me for!
(67 m) 04 Mainz: inauguration of the Mainz-Kastel Heuss Rhine bridge and the French High Commissioner Francois Poncet go accompanied across the bridge. The fahnengeschmückte bridge. Girl presenting flowers. Cut Ribbon at opening ceremony.
(26 m) 5th United States: State visit of Chilean President Gabriel González Videla rolls out aircraft. 15s presents. Videla comes down stairs and is welcomed by Truman. Videla and Truman standing in car, hats waving to the people. Ride through the city. Videla standing waving from car.
(24 m) 6th United States: West Point cadets gymnastics tournament at the bars and trampoline.
(23 m) 07. Honolulu: ester Williams in Honolulu Esther Williams enters the canoe and drives it through the surf.
(22 m) 08 Buenos Aires: cattle show horses and bulls are performed at a cattle show.
(27 m) 9 London: baby polar bear at the Zoo of the keepers with the little polar bear on the arm. Polar bear wears baby.
(25 m) 10 Paris: demonstration against the publication of the memoirs of the Mussolini liberator Skorzeni applied mass run on the road. Chairs are carried from homes. Police officers with rubber truncheons. Scuffle.
(57 m) 11 - road cycling Paris-Roubaix bicycle riders on the track. Target. Dust-smeared winner.
(20 m) 12 PAU: car racing racing car on the road. Winding route. It wins Fangio / Argentina ahead of Villoresi / Italy.
(22 m)

Title brand goodbye St. Louis camera: Juppe Helgoland camera: Meier Adenauer in Berlin camera: Obeng inauguration of the Mainz bridge camera: Basic, Stoll Chilean President in Washington origin: Metro West point-sportl. Training origin: Metro Esther Williams in Honolulu origin: Metro cattle show in Argentina origin: Gaumont bear baby in the London Zoo origin: Pathe news demonstration in Paris origin: Pathé journal 6-day race at the radio tower camera: Obeng, Juppe car race in Paris origin: Gaumont final brand

Germany: A ship takes farewell of St. Louis the former Hapag steamship, the "St. Louis" the last ride, took leave from his homeland at the dawn of a spring.
A thin veil of fog was far above the water of the lower Elbe, the once proud ship slowly headed towards the demolition yard with a small crew.
The "St. Louis" was during the last years of one of the floating hotels in the port of Hamburg.
She will be scrapped!
17000 tons ship she can't under the German flag on the seas. -Helgoland by today (a current picture report from the Rock Island) Germany's most beautiful island in the North Sea, Helgoland, is these days again in the focus of public interest. The red rocks of the former jewel of the German Bay are cracked. The island is deserted, its surface looks like a crater landscape.
Unterland and dune illustrate the transformation of Heligoland into an Isle of the dead. The protest of the Conservatives, Professor Savory, in the House of Commons against the more bombing of the island was a human, a good message.
The bombing of Heligoland was discontinued for the time being.

State visit to Berlin (Berlin greet the Chancellor) Chancellor Dr. Adenauer in Berlin.
The highlight of his stay in Berlin was the speech before the Berlin workers at the AEG turbine factory: "my love Berlin!
I am deeply impressed by what I see here today. I had heard of the condition of this Hall. About at least I know how it looks in Berlin; but I'm telling you, this picture here now, this image-creating heads and creating hands fills me with great confidence about Berlin's future. We must clearly be about, that still tough times to come, but Believe me, if we To want it and if we persevere, so, as we have done it in the past few years, and if we keep it together, we make it; then our children can live safely back in a happy Germany."

Mayor Prof. Reuter: "we know exactly, is only helped us when we ourselves create the hands. That we have done, but the help we need, comes - and be sure we will not let go of our Lord Chancellor and the Federal Government. "I once said I will go to them and cite the Bible verse: I won't let you, you segnetest for me!"

Federal Chancellor Dr Adenauer: "So - Good bye!"

A new bridge over the Rhine (inauguration of the Rhine bridge in Mainz-Kastel) in Mainz was restored the large Rhine bridge and passed by the German Federal President and the French High Commissioner in solemn form of their determination.
Francois Poncet said in his speech: "the new bridge connects first Mainz with its suburbs. It is the imagination. permitted to see the bridge to their further span, that it opens the way to other parts of Germany on the right bank of the Rhine and leads over the Rhine's left bank across to the neighbouring country of Swiss francs in the spirit"

America: State reception in Washington visit of Chilean President in Washington.
The American President Harry S. Truman received a high and interesting guest: the United States, the President of Chile with his family - Gabriel González Videla - welcomed him with great warmth and stressed "the good neighborhood" often = the good neighborhood! -Vibrates excellence at West point (United States cadets show off their skills) athletic training of the future Generalstabsoffiziere of the American army at West point.
Here, the United States cadets show vibrates excellence sophistication with remarkable precision.
You should remain sporty, agile and flexible.

Holiday luck in Honolulu summer on the beach of Waikiki.
The beautiful American actress of Esther Williams accepted an invitation of the famous indigenous sports man and former world champion Duke Kahavamoku.
A canoe trip through the surf is a special sensation for the Hollywood movie star.

Argentina: Land of cattle breeding his horses, his bulls and his huge herds of cattle on the pampas are Argentina's wealth. A highlight of the agricultural year is the Festival of the breeders in Buenos Aires.
Proudly they show their award-winning animals, - the Berliner would say: "man, the Kannan ' loofen nich n strength!"
And the most valuable among them will cost no less than $100,000.

England: Miss Brumas (a new favorite of Zoo audience) and it is the newest darling of the London Zoo visitors: Miss Brumas!
Little Miss weighs 20 pounds already!
The mother is from Germany, the father came from Russia; but she has a British passport.
By the way, Miss Brumas is the most photographed young lady of this year.
AHA, Mr Papa!

France: Demonstrations in Paris in Paris protesting against the publication of the memoirs of the Mussolini liberator Otto Skorzeny large parts of the population. The Communist Party sent their followers on the street.
For hours, the crowd hyped up transformed the Champs Elysees into a dreadful battlefield. The protesters forced their way into the homes and threw furniture and other fixtures on the road.
Only by using all possibilities, succeeded to restore the order of the police towards the evening.
There were many casualties on both sides.

Paris - Roubaix road race among the 200 participants of the Paris - Roubaix road race are drivers from Italy, Belgium, Holland and France.
It was a murderous race.
Thousands of spectators lined the streets and cheered the riders on again and again.
Only a few held out until the goals.
Dusty and dirty, they survived the hardships of this race Paris - Roubaix.

Grand Prix of Pau Auch on the twisty circuit of Pau is passionately fought for the victory.
Pau is the most dangerous racetrack in France, the road of curves!
No. 10, the Argentine Fancio, is the fastest man of the day and win the race before the Italian Villoresi.

Date of Release:

18.04.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Camera Work:

Grund; Stoll, Erich; Onasch; Juppe; Meier

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Pathé Journal; Gaumont; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German