An animation depicts how retail business went from paper records to computers in the United States. Charts, diagrams and characters demonstrate how stores billed customers manually. Working of a departmental store shows manual billing of customers by processing customer files and maintaining account receivables under a batch processing system. An on line inquiry system is explained. Depicts how computers made it easy for sales clerk to get charge approval by phoning computer for charge approvals. Cancellation and new reservations occurring shortly before flight time in an airlines results in changes originating at different locations. Every unsold seat represents loss. It is explained how airlines use computers for air reservations. Demonstrates how time sharing will cut cost of computer time.
Russian officers in Berlin after its capture during World War II. Soviet flags flying on various monuments and buildings in Berlin. Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov and other officials inspect the ruins in the captured German city. The damaged interior of the new Reich Chancellery building with a bust of Hitler in debris. Ruined German armored cars on the streets. Marshal Zhukov looks at Victory Lady atop Victory Column in Berlin at the end of World War 2 in Europe.
U.S. Army Air Force bombers attack Germany during World War II. View of U.S. P-51 Mustang aircraft in flight line at U.S. Air Base in England, United Kingdom. Aerial views of a formation of B-17 Flying Fortress planes and P-51 aircraft in flight over Germany. Bombs fall on German aircraft plants. Ruins of German aircraft plants after facing the bombings. Scene changes to show German war production workers building new Focke-Wulf aircraft (e.g., Fw 190) at production factory in Germany.
Exteriors of the White House in Washington DC. Interior of the White House shows U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing Alaska Statehood Act on July 7, 1958, granting Alaska status as the 49th state as of January 3, 1959. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and other officials surround President Eisenhower. Workers work with the U.S. flag showing 49th star added to new staggered star design.
Christian A. Herter's swearing in ceremony at the White House, Washington DC. Exteriors of the White House. Interiors of the White House shows the ceremony witnessed by cabinet members, leaders of both parties and members of Mr. Herter's family. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower extols the new Secretary of State as the best man for the job of Foreign Policy Chief. Cabinet members and leaders of both the parties congratulate and shake hands with Herter. Mrs. John Foster Dulles shakes hands with Herter. Newsmen record the event. The State Department employees cheer for Herter.
Design of a new autogyro being displayed in United States. Autogyro in flight above a town. It lands in middle of town. Building in the background. Crowd assembled around the autogyro. Man folds rotors of an autogyro. Pilot in cockpit of the autogyro.
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