Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 308/1955 23.12.1955

01 Bonn: Arrival of the Soviet Ambassador Zorin Zorin and wife coming down stairs. Welcome by members of the Foreign Ministry. Zorin goes to the microphone and speaks words of greeting.
(17 m) 02. elections at the Saar tram runs. Man distributed ballot papers. Street passerby reads newspaper. Election posters. Voice local. Voters. In polling the chairwoman of the CDU Dr. Ney and the DPS Chairman Dr. Schneider. Counting of the votes. The party of the former Prime Minister, Hoffmann received the most votes with 21.8%. The overall result, however, was a victory of the German parties with 64%. But at least 75% of the votes would be needed for a constitutional amendment and the return of the Saar.
(25 m) 03 Berlin: 80th birthday of Paul Löbe, former President before Berlin bear speaks Willy Brandt in honor of Paul Löbe. Great as a listener Paul Löbe, Erich Ollenhauer, large, Luise Schröder, big. Suhr presents certificate of honorary citizenship of Berlin Löbe. Ollenhauer congratulates.
(13 m) 04. Berlin: American thanks for German life saver American General lends two German men gold medal for life-saving for the rescue of an American pilot from the wreckage of his crashed Jet.
(11 m) 05. India: State visit of Bulganin and Cruschtschow Bulganin and Cruschtschow are jubilantly welcomed in India. Demonstration of wrestling strong men, fettglänzend rubbed. Hindu is under nail Board, on which many people are. Truck drives over the nail Board.
(20 m) 06. New Guinea: visit with the headhunters in the jungle in canoes are rowed to headhunters Dutchman on jungle River. Exchange of gifts with the inhabitants of the jungle.
(19 m) 07 Italy: bird flight flocks of birds settle in Italy on bushes and trees and form patterns in the sky over Rome.
(19 m) 08 United States: testing of ejection seat at supersonic speeds doll is fixed on the ejection seat. Launch of rocket gefaehrtes, and ejection seat, which slides to be opened parachute to the ground.
(17 m) 09 Rome: football international match Italy - Germany 2-1 game scenes. In the 39th minute shoots Italy that 1:0 viewers cheer, totally. 2 half-time: The German storm plays undecided and is caught in the opposing defense. Shortly before the end of the game, it's going down 2-0 to Italy. 2 minutes before the end Röhrig scored the German consolation goal. Spectators cheering on the Italian victory.
(43 m) 10 Christmas in church singing choir "It's sprung a Ros". Bethlehem. Christmas service. People bring gifts. Priest blesses animals. Crib. Snowfall. Christmas tree.
(77 m)

Title: Arrival Zorin in Bonn camera: Essmann, reason Saar elections camera: strong tribute to Paul Löbe camera: Pahl Lifesaver camera: Pahl Yoga demonstrations for Bulganin origin: Pathé news headhunters in New Guinea origin: Polygoon stare origin: SEDI Jet sled origin: Metro football: Italy Deutschld.
Camera: Essmann, reason Christmas origin: Gaumont final

Bonn: The first Soviet Ambassador to the Federal Republic of valerian Alexandrovich Zorin and his wife Cologne-Wahn were welcomed by members of the Foreign Office at the airport. In his entourage was also the closest staff. The official activities of Ambassador Zorin will begin only when he has presented his letter of credentials to the Federal President in early January.

Saarland: The population of the Saar territory chose their new Parliament. The election campaign was calm, and went without a hitch. More than 90 percent of the German gave their voices. On the ballot: The Chairman of the CDU, Dr. Ney and Dr. Schneider, the Chairman of DSP. The German Parties approved only for 5 months came with 64 percent of the vote to an impressive success. A result that is located just below the three-quarters majority needed to carry out the immediate transfer of territory to Germany through a constitutional amendment. Berlin: In a simple ceremony in the Schöneberg Town Hall was Paul Löbe on his 80th birthday an honorary citizen appointed. Löbe, an unprecedented respected parliamentarian, had earned the respect of all prior to 1933 as a member. His ceremony in the ancient imperial capital is almost symbolic significance.
The awarded two daring Berliners, Günther Dittert and Kurt Wordel, [...] American General Lee the Golden Medal for saving lives. To the [...] Germans received this high award ten times. Also, they received $1000 each. You had saved this American pilots from the rubble of his burning jet fighter.

India: A village in the Indian province of Punjab rolled over formally in an effort to welcome the Russian guests Bulganin and Hrushchev and to entertain. Two old local rivals try to process more viable Playdough. The stramme Max Dara Singh is doing more successful. Swami dev Murti shows an important Yoga demonstration. And at the end of the Indian Yogi can be smoothly roll over; visibly depressed, but impressed by Bulganin.

New Guinea: to the incorrigible headhunters in war canoes of the Papuans. A Dutch Commissioner visited the village, which went to zuverlässingen reports on manhunt. Suspicious white men be retired, whose most important rule of life seems to be - the man is geniessbar-. The natives were warned of further application of this strongly. As a conciliatory gesture modern axes against the old exchanged at the farewell of a tribe, who still lives in the stone age.

Date of Release:

23.12.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Camera Work:

Grund; Pahl, Georg; Starke, Rainer; Essmann

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Polygon; Gaumont; Sedi; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German