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II. "Neues von der Wasserkant." a. German fisheries exhibition at Bremerhaven (boat models, fish-cleaning and packing machinery etc.). b. Cuxhaven sailing race curtailed by bad weather.
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I. Funeral of the victims of Gelsenkirchen mining disaster. Coffins laid out in town square; President Heuss speaks; procession to burial of 77 dead in common grave.
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III. Japan's Emperor Hirohito at the wedding of his daughter Kazuko to a commoner.
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IV. The Derby in England: the race is watched by 1m spectators, including the Royal Family.
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V. Berlin: "Whit weekend, East and West." a. East Berlin: good film of the long-awaited FDJ parade (which, despite apprehensions, passed off without mishap). b. West Berlin: the 'Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit' stages protest rally over non-returned POWs etc; speakers include prisoners who have been repatriated from Russia, and the movement's leader (Dr. Hildebrandt) who quotes the words of an aggressive Communist marching song. c. International motor show opens in West Berlin.
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VI. "Boxing sensation of the year": American heavyweight Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Hein Ten Hoff on points.
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I. Funeral of the victims of Gelsenkirchen mining disaster. Coffins laid out in town square; President Heuss speaks; procession to burial of 77 dead in common grave.
Full description
II. "Neues von der Wasserkant." a. German fisheries exhibition at Bremerhaven (boat models, fish-cleaning and packing machinery etc.). b. Cuxhaven sailing race curtailed by bad weather.
Full description
III. Japan's Emperor Hirohito at the wedding of his daughter Kazuko to a commoner.
Full description
IV. The Derby in England: the race is watched by 1m spectators, including the Royal Family.
Full description
V. Berlin: "Whit weekend, East and West." a. East Berlin: good film of the long-awaited FDJ parade (which, despite apprehensions, passed off without mishap). b. West Berlin: the 'Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit' stages protest rally over non-returned POWs etc; speakers include prisoners who have been repatriated from Russia, and the movement's leader (Dr. Hildebrandt) who quotes the words of an aggressive Communist marching song. c. International motor show opens in West Berlin.
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VI. "Boxing sensation of the year": American heavyweight Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Hein Ten Hoff on points.
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35mm
