Welt im Film 196/1949 25.02.1949

01 opening of Parliament in Canada first week pictures of the opening of Parliament. Parliamentarians clap at presentation of new members of Parliament. Troop presents. Arrival of Lord Alexander, the Governor of Canada. Lord Alexander in addition to his wife, half-close. Herold knocks on door, to report arrival of Governor. Lord Alexander welcomed the new Prime Minister Louis Stephan, Saint Laurent, half-close. Entry of members of Parliament. Lord Alexander brings the greetings of the English King.
(34 m) 02. streiflichter from Germany a. Hannover: registration of world citizens line in front of the Central Office of the citizen of the world. People can register as a citizen of the world. The most recent world citizen of the world on the arm of his mother in the hospital.
(22 m) b. frozen vegetables, peas on the treadmill are weighed and packed in boxes. Freeze. Storage in cold stores. Frozen vegetables will be sold. Mrs pour peas in saucepan.
(27 m) c. Upper Franconia: handle school Quadruplets Quadruplets (four girls). Pictures of the Quadruplets as babies. The Quadruplets at their confirmation, great. Three girls look the same, a girl differently.
(29 m) 03. The tragedy of Cardinal Mindszenty procession. Mindszenty on a Catholic demonstration in Raab, 1947. The St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, from above. Cardinal Spellman, large, protested against the arrest of the cardinal in Hungary. Rally in the Düsseldorf Rhine Hall. Prime Minister Karl Arnold and Cardinal Frings speak it.
(41 m) 04 United States: trials with the wind rises in aircraft pilot. Parachute jump. Pilot on trial stand. Pilot receives eye protection. Test. Flatter face, great.
(36 m) 5th war in the China Theater of war. Bombing. Cityscape Nanking. People flee homes. Mao Tse Tung, close to half and big. Li Tsung jen, President and successor of Tschiankaischek, great. National Chinese troops in the city. Streams of refugees on station, cars, furniture and rickshaws.
(42 m) 6th sports a. Hahnenklee: toboggan championships start, the toboggan sled, steerable sled. Slides in curves. Luger crashes.
(18 m) b. United States: basketball University in St. Louis - long Iceland at Madison Square Garden - game scenes. Shot from above. Goal throw. Viewers. Game scenes in ZL.
(26 m) c. Florida: Surf surfer surfing behind motorboats. Rachel falls into the water. Figure driving. Water spraying up. Jump in ZL. Jumper crashing on water skis, ZL.
(41 m)

01 opening of Parliament in Canada in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, found Instead of the ceremonial opening of Parliament.
Newsreel shots could be made for the first time in the history of this House of the historic ceremony.
The new members of the Parliament will be presented. Field Marshal Lord Alexander meets – the Governor of Canada. According to ancient custom, his arrival is announced by knocking on the door.
Then welcomed Lord Alexander of Canada's new Prime Minister Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent, the successor of resigned Prime Minister Mackenzie King. The members of the Parliament and the guests go to the opening of the session. Before the assembled Parliament, Lord Alexander delivered the greetings of the English of King. It opened the 5th session - started a new section in the traditional history of the Canadian Parliament.

02. streiflichter from Germany: a. Registration of world citizens citizen of the world in Germany.
High season there is on the registrars. In particular in the German head office in Hanover crowd people of all strata of the population, professions and ages for registration. Objective called movement is by Gary Davis, the citizens of the world number one, in Paris in the life: to create a community of peace and libertarian people of all countries and continents. Whether will succeed in achieving this old dream of mankind? New world citizens of all Nations, races and political settings waves do their utmost.
Here the youngest citizens of the world, born in 1949.

b. frozen vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetables, even in winter. That is made possible by the development of the freezing process. More than 25 frozen plants process during the summer and autumn months 10 to 20% of all fruit and vegetables harvesting the Bizone. Not later than 8 hours after the harvest, the food will be frozen. An almost unlimited shelf life is achieved without the addition of chemicals.
Taste, nutritional value, flavour and especially the so important to the human body vitamins remain unchanged.
In large refrigerated warehouses, the frozen food at the same temperature then store prior to. Fruit and vegetables out of the freezer - a contribution to the supply of vitamins in vitaminarmer season.

c. Quadruplets in Küps, Upper Franconia, there is a four-time attraction: the Quadruplets of born to Zimmerlein. 13 years ago, the four small Zimmerleins saw the light of day. Today they are already on the cusp of the age of the fried fish, healthy and amazing similarity, as befits right quads.
For confirmation, they received four same candy from the factory of the town.
Marianne, Erika and Marga are the permanent cause of confusion. One wonders how this will go on. Henny, the fourth in the four of a kind, but jumped out of the series. In face, predisposition and font differs from her peers three sisters.
Street free for the four of a kind family Zimmerlein!

03. the tragedy of Cardinal Mindszenty of Prince Primate of Hungary, Cardinal Mindszenty's conviction to imprisonment prison provoked a storm of outrage and protest all over the civilized world.
These are shots from the year 1947. See Cardinal Mindszenty during a Catholic demonstration in Raab on the Danube. Cardinal Mindszenty has become a martyr of for human rights. The American and British Governments lodged official protest against the verdict. Pope Pius XII declared the verdict was a blow to anyone who is put for the dignity and freedom of the people.
In the St Patrick's Cathedral New York spoke of the danger that threatens the world communist despotism and law contempt Cardinal Spellmann.
A rally of German Catholics found Instead of in the Hall of Rhein in Düsseldorf. The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Karl Arnold commented several speakers to the judgment - among others.
The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Frings, called the verdict a whiplash in the face of mankind. The meeting included a resolution in the public protest against the conviction of Cardinal Mindszentys will be charged.

04. United States: the wind of the progressive increase of speed in the aviation technicians and pilots again and again before new issues is attempts. One of them is the jump with the parachute at high speed. How does the tremendous pressure now on the human body at a wind speed of 500 kilometers per hour, the average public air travel pace of today?
In an American laboratory trying To find the answer to this question.
Here a pilot in the test rig.
The eyes are protected. The pilot is able to regulate the strength of the wind itself. The trial begins. The recording of the slow motion camera are a sensation. You show the effect of the wind at 500 kilometers speed.
Try again. This time with speed of 600 kilometers. The over hurricane in the laboratory leads to new insights, that To find their application in practice.

05. China latest pictures of the Chinese theater. After the national Government's peace negotiations with the North Chinese Communist Government led to no result, the fight on the front lines with the full rigors of modern warfare continues. Here the first recordings of Mao Tse-Tung, the Chinese Communist leader.
Nanjing, the capital of national China, is directly threatened by Red forces.
Li Tsung-jen, Acting President, succeeding the retired Chiang Kai-shek, wants to start peace negotiations with the Communists again. Now move in national Chinese troops to defend Nankings in the capital. And a stream of refugees leaving the city to the South.
The platforms are crowded with Chinese and foreigners. Others loaded with cars and rickshaws - with furniture - leave the threatened city. After Beijing and Tianjin, the main city on the Yellow River has become a front-line city in the Chinese war. Millions suffer the horrors of war, millions expect peace.

06. sports from all over the world: a. tobogganing tobogganing Championships in the Harz mountains. The Luger and the driver of the steerable sled run on the bobsleigh track in Hahnenklee. The distance is 1,250 metres long. The oldest participant was 72 years old, the youngest 15 years.
The reached top speeds are 70 to 80 km/h.
Only through sophisticated cornering, it is possible to gain vital seconds. Ventured Too much, is eliminated.
The Championships showed that the Luge sports in Northern Germany is at considerable height.

b. basketball, United States indoor sports in America. In Madison Square Garden for New York, America's best team in the basketball played the University of St. Louis against long, Iceland.
St. Louis, dark dress, scored again through skillful interaction points.
A phase of the game in slow motion reveals the masterful interaction. The ball moves from man to man, to the players, which is free and throws the ball in the basket. Again, one more point.
Basket ball, a quick and interesting game that takes more and more followers in Germany.

(c). Water skiing on the sunny beaches of Florida is busy in the Wellenreite In the tow of a motor boat, this Mermaid on the swaying Board reaches the moist element with safety...! The male competition can it better even with daring page turns...
Caution - jump!
The next try water skiing. Fell!

01. Opening of Parliament in Canada
Ottawa, capital of Canada, was the scene of the opening of Parliament. For the first time in the history of this house the Newsreel was allowed to take pictures. The new members of the Parliament are presented. Field-Marshal Lord Alexander arrives - the Governor of Canada. According to an old custom his arrival is announced by knocking at the door. Then Lord Alexander welcomes Canada's new Prime Minister Louis Stephan Saint Laurent, the successor to the former Premier, Mackenzie King. The members of Parliament and the guests go to open the session. Lord Alexander reads the greetings of the English King. Thus the 5th period of sessions was opened.

02. News Flashes from Germany

a. Listing World Citizens
World Citizens in Germany. There is much to-do at the office of registration. Especially in the German Central office at Hannover the people of all professions and all ages gather to be listed as world citizens. Gary Davis, world citizen No 1, who started this league in Paris, wants a union of peace and freedom-loving people of all lands and continents. Will this old dream of humanity come true? The new world citizens of all nations, races and political ideas will do all they can for this idea. This is the youngest world citizen, born in 1949.

b. Refrigerated Vegetables
Fresh fruit and vegetables are made possible in winter by refrigeration. More than 25 establishments during summer freeze 10 to 20% of the whole Bizonal fruit and vegtable harvest. 8 HRS after the harvest the food stuffs are frozen. Thus without chemicals an almost unlimited preservation is gained. Nourishment, flavor and the vitamins are kept unchanged. In large freezing houses the fruit and vegetables are stored at the same temperature until shipment.

c. Quadruplets
At Küps, Upper Franconia, there are the Zimmerlein Quadruplets who were born 13 years ago. To-day they are teenagers, healthy and extraordinarily alike. At their confirmation the factory of the town made them 4 similar presents. Marianne, Erika and Marga are often the cause of confusion. The fourth stepped off the line. Her face and handwriting are different. This is the whole Zimmerlein family.

03. The Tragedy of Cardinal Mindszenty
The sentencing to life imprisonment of Prince-Primate Cardinal Mindszenty has caused protest and indignation in the whole civilized world. These pictures were taken in 1947. Cardinal Mindszenty at a Catholic demonstration at Raab, Danube. Cardinal Mindszenty has become a martyr for human rights. The American and the British Government officially protested against the sentence. Pope Pius XII, declared: The sentence is a severe blow for all those who are for the dignity and freedom of human life". At St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, Cardinal Spellmann spoke of the dangers of Communism. At Rheinhall, Düsseldorf, a demonstration of the German Catholics was held, Several speakers dealt with the sentence - among them Ministerpresident Karl Arnold of North Rhine Westphalia. The Arch-Bishop of Cologne, Cardinal Frings, called the sentence a whip-blow in the face of the human race.

04. USA:

Testing the Wind
In an American laboratory the effect of a 500 KPH wind on a man is tested. A pilot during the test. The eyes are protected. The pilot himself can regulate the speed of the wind. The slow motion camera causes a sensation - the wind has a speed of 500 KPH. Another test is made with a speed of 600 KPH.

05. China
Latest pictures of China's war. After the peace agreement between the National Government and the North Chinese Communist Government did not come true, the fight went on.
These are the first pictures of Mao-Tse-Tung, Chinese Communist Leader. Nanking, capital of Nationalist China, is menaced by Red troops. Li Tsung-jen, acting Statespresident as successor to Tschiang-Kai-Shek, wants to make peace with the Communists. Meanwhile the National Chinese troops enter Nanking for defence. An immense crowd of refugees goes south by every means of transportation. Millions of people suffer from the horrors of war. Millions pray for peace.

06. Sport

a. Tobbogan Championship
The Tobbogan Championships of the Harz are held at Hahnenklee. The distance: 1.250 meters. The competitors: from 15 to 72 years old. The speeds: between 70 and 80 KPH. Only by good technique on the curves it is possible to gain decisive seconds in time.

b. Basket Ball, USA
At Madison Square Garden, New York, America's best basket ball team, St. Louis University, played against Long Island. St. Louis, dark dress, gains points by good team work. Basket ball, a fast and interesting game, gains more and more enthouasiasts in Germany.

c. Water Ski
In Florida, Beach surf-riding has its season.

Date of Release:

25.02.1949

Year of Production:

1949

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German