| Adenauer Wins: Sweeps To Victory In West German Election | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1590 |
| Catalog #: | 352863 | |
| Clip Number: | 352863-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-499-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:07:39 - 00:08:50 | |
| Location: | Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Voting LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Berlin LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, West PERSONALITIES: Adenauer, Konrad WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Misc. | |
| Description: | A striking triumph for the free world is the re-election of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrat Government in Germany. With 85 percent of the eligible West German voters casting ballots, Adenauer wins - despite efforts of communist agitators to interfere. MLS - Throngs of people massed together in the street. CUS - Chancellor Adenauer casting his vote. MCUS - Socialist candidate Oldenhower casting his vote. .MCUS - Throngs of Red sympathizers hassling with police. MCUSL - Man being searched. CUS - People sitting on a curb with their heads down avoiding the camera lens. CUS - City worker cleaning up the streets and tracks with littered paper. MLS - The Red sympathizers streaming back to the Russian Zone. | |
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