Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 327/1956 04.05.1956

01 Sarzbüttel: People go trial against witches banner Waldemar Eberling in house. Judges table. Waldemar Eberling in court. Practices of the banner of witches. Cotton wool inserted into a Keyhole and would you want to distribute needles, the witches. Enrique e massaging a man's head as a faith healer. Small wax tablets are buried to keep away evil influences. Women as a listener. Experts testify. Waldemar Eberling is convicted of violating the health practitioners act. Recorded interview: "I proclaim the judgment on behalf of the people. The defendant is a prison sentence of 4 months, the execution of which is suspended, and sentenced to pay a fine of $400."

02. Mannheim: Heuss speaks to the Catastrophies women on deck chairs in the rest house of the lectures. Talks, walks, and play outdoors. Heuss in Assembly. Interview: "the family is the human reserve against the complete nationalization and the mere professionalisation of man against his Verameisung, which can be also loneliness."

03. may 1 in the East and West of West Berlin: Rally prior to the Schöneberg Town Hall (500,000). There are Mayor Suhr. (Need a 40-hour week) Shield: How long still impact trees Center by Germany. Berlin: Took Front Royal box. Detachments of the people's army. Military vehicles.

04. Berlin: Spy Tunnel Russians show a tunnel with technical equipment of American origin and foreign reporters. Telephone cables were tapped for the interception of conversations.

05. Dortmund: British ceremony gives the British Empire Medal for the saviors of 2 British children from certain death on railway tracks a German for German life saver Ambassador Hoyer-Millar. Savior himself was seriously injured in the Act.

06. Hamburg: Distinguished service cross 1. Class for the Chief cameraman of DW, Erich Stoll Mayor Engelhard, Erich Stoll presented the cross of merit 1st class. Senator Landahl, great. Review: Erich Stoll in his work as cinematographer before aircraft, at sports events, at the coronation celebrations in Ethiopia and Adenauer.

07. Munich: children car boy sitting on the pot. He goes with his father to garage and sits in mini car, motor-driven. Boy starts and runs.

08 adventure with Jupp Hussels and Walter Gross: up and down Jupp Hussels behind on Perron by tram. Walter Gross enters and wants to jump again, as he determines to be in the wrong car. TRUCK drive tightly next to tram. Jupp Hussels draws attention to the dangers of jumping off young people jump on the tram, one jumps back from front of truck braking sharply. Haridas and big freeze horrified.

09. Budapest: International woman gymnastics uneven bars: on the uneven bars, Latinia, USSR champion in twelve battle turns. Floor exercise: Boskova / CSSR is 3rd overall. Audience clapping.

10 Dortmund: heavyweight boxing in the Westfalenhalle: Heinz Neuhaus James Parker / Canada, defeated Gong strike. Shock Exchange. Viewers go upset with, half-close. In the first two rounds, Neuhaus won point advantages. In the 3rd round, Parker meets fully and Neuhaus falls to the ground and will be counted. Too late he gets up hastily. Parker jumps for joy in the ring. Parker and Neuhaus in the ring.

11 Munich: Sandbahnrennen on the upper meadow field motorcyclists in the curve at the Sandbahnrennen. Kick up clouds of dust. Viewers in the dust clouds close to half. Winner is Joseph Hofmeister at award ceremony with laurel wreath. Advertising: Continental tire - Firestone - Porsche - Harris chain - Volkswagen

Trial of witches banner Catastrophies 1 may East Berlin origin: DEFA 1 may West Berlin spy tunnel origin: DEFA Award for life-saver camera: Essmann Stoll - ceremony midget driving "Up and down" sports: gymnastics in Budapest origin: Budapest boxes: Neuhaus-Parker Sandbahnrennen in Munich final:

How often in the countryside, so is an oppressive atmosphere of medieval superstition about Sarzbüttel, a moorland village in Süderdithmarschen. You believe in witches, black magic and evil forces. Now, in a revision process of the witches banner Waldemar Eberling faced Court. These are some of the methods with which he went black magic to tackle: the needles to prevent prevent evil forces in the area. The defendant is engaged as a faith healer. Some room was fumigated with Teufelsdreck. Wax tablets were prepared and dug up and to keep bad influences. Through the superstition and the activities of the witch banner even today many completely unbeschuldigte women are vilified and ejected from the rural community. Because no one wants to have to do something with the suspects. Medical and other experts, as well as many witnesses were heard in the Sarzbütteler witch trial. Then, the Court said. The defendant was convicted only of violating the health practitioners act. (Original sound).

Mannheim: Founded 6 years ago Mrs Elly Heuss-Knapp, the late wife of the Federal President, the German Catastrophies. A work that has helped very many in a short time. About 60,000 mothers in recovery and convalescence homes found in the last year alone. About the importance of the Foundation within the framework of the family, German President Heuss said now in Mannheim. (Original sound).

May 1 – The liberty bell rang on the feast day of work in Berlin. In the West of the divided city, 500,000 people before the Schöneberg Town Hall are met. Mayor Dr. Suhr said in a rally. Was drawn again to the need for a 40 hour week. Across the border, there was a completely different picture. The new army was joined together with the civilian population. In endless columns, then pass the troops on the grandstands. That was the high point of the East Berlin celebrations for the day of work.

Berlin: The Russians waited up in Berlin with a sensation message. They showed a so-called espionage tunnel in which Soviet telephone cable to listen to the conversations were tapped domestic and foreign reporters. The mysterious tunnel is several 100 meters long. According to Russian, the plant should be an American institution. To an official American position is not at the moment yet.

Dortmund: for the first time for 24 years, a German received the British Empire medal. It was awarded to Hans Bühlmann Ambassador Hoyer-Millar. Bühlmann rescued two English children from certain death on a railroad track. While he was himself severely injured.

Hamburg: Received a nice award the Chief cameraman of our NDW Erich Stoll. Hamburg's Mayor Engelhard handed him as first newsreel cameraman, on behalf of the President of the order of merit I. class. Stoll, who celebrates his 60th in these days, has worked for 45 years in the film. The senior of the German cameramen can look back on an eventful life. For 35 years he was hunting for the up to date. He balked at no risk if it was necessary to get a good shot home. Where always a week show works, since it knows the name Stoll. He was present at almost all important events. His images looked and looks halfway around the world. This a Volksfest - morning the coronation anniversary in Ethiopia. A reporter from passion - this is Erich Stoll. Widely recognized, everywhere popular. (Original sound Adenauer).
The Chief cameraman of the NDW has remained young despite his 60 years. His desire is to work long for the weekly news.

Munich: lengthy sessions ahead maintain significant events to go. This is no different than in the adults at the 2-year OLA and today is a big day in the life of this three cheese highs. For the first time, he is even driving a car. Since we got him, the sports car model "Self-made". It has forward and reverse and a proper, a small motor. Safe is safe. Once the helmet takes the whole man and on top of that the racer of the future reached up to 42 km/h speeds with his "a PS" after all.

Up and down the latest adventure on the street by Walter Gross and Jupp Hussels. (Original sound)

Gymnasts from 12 countries met gymnastics of the 12 Nations in Budapest. The Russian was Latinia above all a great bar exercise. She won in the battle of the twelve. Dance acrobatics Boskova demonstrated the lost in the floor exercises. She came in third place overall. The contest was a promising rehearsal for the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Neuhaus - Parker in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle Heinz Neuhaus fought the British Empire champion James Parker from Canada. Neuhaus is well trained and has a magnificent start. Two laps Neuhaus diligently collects points. He is clearly in the lead. Here comes the sudden end in the 3rd round. Left and right meets Parker and Neuhaus falls like an oak tree in the storm. Only when the "off" is heard, the Dortmund is back on his feet. He can't believe his defeat. Winner by k.o. James Parker.

International Sandbahnrennen 5 Nations at the Speedway meeting in Munich upper meadow field. At a wild pace race the men into the corners: the hand on the gas and the lead soles on Earth. Often, the fraction of a second is enough and shatters the dream of victory. The spectators sit like in the sand storm of the Sahara. But they persevere staunchly. In this running swirling dust won the Laurel of victory: Josef Hofmeister.

Date of Release:

04.05.1956

Year of Production:

1956

Camera Work:

Essmann

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

DEFA

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German