Gifts given to traffic policemen in Rome, Italy. A historical building in the background. People crowd on a street. A man gives gifts to the traffic police. The gifts are kept at the center of the road in a growing pile beside a policeman on duty. From a December 14, 1959 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
'Flying eyes' over mock enemy positions in Anacostia, Washington DC. A U.S. Navy man holds an aerial television camera. Two men stand near him. They load the camera in the nose of an aircraft to conduct a series of tests. The camera is mounted in the nose of the plane. The plane takes off and is in reconnaissance flight over positions. The camera takes pictures of targets and transmits them to a control room view as the pictures appearing on a television screen show a dock area on the Potomac River, a powerhouse, and the Capitol building.
People eat donuts during the Donut Dunking Week in New York. Men seated around a table dip donuts in coffee and eat. A man grabs and eats a doughnut. Another man eats donuts with both hands. One man tries to eat his donut suspended from a string like a tea bag. Another man comically guards his donut from prying hands and eyes as he eats it.
A table tennis tournament in New York City at the St Nicholas Arena. Top ranked players compete for the U.S. honors in ping pong. Spectators seated in the stands watch the players play. The players play the match and compete. A referee in a suit at each table watches the players and the scores. Views of star table tennis player Laszlo Bellak using his feet along his paddle for trick shots, and doing other ping pong tricks. A close up of a referee who keeps his eyes on a ball, moving quickly from side to side.
The franchise system covered at an event in New York. A man teaches people to make dough nuts at home. He demonstrates the process. People watch him making donuts. He puts the batter in a machine and prepares doughnuts. A man eats home made donuts. A board reads 'BE YOUR OWN BOSS'. A man holds his son. View of city building where the convention is held. "16th Annual Start Your Own Businesses" gathering designed to make people aware of better opportunities. Men and women in a hall are told about the fast growing business in the world of Franchise businesses. People gather and ask questions. A woman from Sir Speedy Printing and Copying franchise answers questions. A man explains the franchise system. A coin operated car wash kiosk on display. Things displayed in a shop. A Cub Cadet small tractor or mower on display.
The contribution of the franchise system in the United States. Franchises of Pizza Hut, A&W Root Beer, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Holiday Inn which helped in earning profitability and image. Traditional businesses which play a major part in America's franchise system are soft drinks (view of Coca Cola bottle packs being stocked), automobile and truck dealers (view of new or used cars at a car dealership outdoor lot), and gasoline service stations (view of man working at a gasoline station). Traffic on streets.
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