Fourteen television news items compiled by the CBC into can 126. The 10 items on silent positive stock are as follows: Soviet Destroyer, placelined Suez Canal, 26 June 1957. Two Soviet destroyers and a tanker pass through the Suez Canal, marking the first time in 40 years that a Russian warship has passed through the waterway. The footage shows a destroyer in the Suez Canal, radar net and guns on the ship and sailors waving from the ship. The source of the footage is unidentified. <43s> A-Blast, placelined Nevada, 26 June 1957. Footage of another nuclear blast in the current series of tests in Nevada. This blast is slightly larger than the one which levelled Hiroshima, Japan. Footage shows the nuclear blast going off and a mushroom cloud forming. The source of the footage is unidentified. <48s>. Span Connected, placelined Vancouver, British Columbia, 8 June 1960. The last 40-foot gap in the new Second Narrows bridge across Vancouver's Burrard Inlet is closed with steel. There is footage of: bridge with old railway bridge in foreground; part of bridge near river bank; pan along bridge to gap in steelwork; connecting beam lowered into place; worker crossing beam; and pan shot from one lane traffic on old bridge to new bridge. <50s> Menzies Arrival, Ottawa, Ontario, 8 June 1960. Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies and his wife Dame Pattie Menzies arrive in Ottawa. Menzies is here for talks with Canada on mutual security pacts in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. Footage shows: Menzies and his wife getting off a plane and being welcomed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Olive Diefenbaker; Menzies walking with Diefenbaker; Menzies signing official book; and Menzies and Diefenbaker getting into a car. <41s> Diefenbaker, Nkrumah, Queen, placelined London, England, 26 June 1957. Prime Minister Diefenbaker meets with various leaders while at the Commonwealth conference in London. He sits talking with Kwame Nkrumah, the Prime Minister of Ghana. Diefenbaker’s car enters the palace grounds. A crowd stands outside the palace grounds. Cars leave palace grounds. Despite the story slug, there is no mention of the Queen in the story description. <47s> Visnews footage entitled Pirie Wins, placelined London, 8 June 1960. British runner Gordon Pirie wins the 3,000 metre event at the British Empire Games (Commonwealth Games) in London, England. Footage of runners moving around track, Pirie, wearing No. 16, moving up to take the lead, Pirie passing Roszavolgyi of Hungary, [unclear why there is a runner from Hungary at the Commonwealth Games], Pirie and Roszavolgyi rounding bend side-by-side and heading into home stretch; Pirie wins; Pirie is congratulated by Roszavolgyi <1mn 10s> Visnews report entitled Auschwitz Trial, placelined Poland, 15 December 1964. A party of 23 West German judges and lawyers and one accused man are visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp as part of the hearing of charges against 19 former members of the camp staff. The footage shows: entrance to the camp; electric wire and watch tower; warning sign; former cell block; pan down shattered cell wall to door; cell door; whipping block; judges walking from bus; judges walking into hotel; passport of Walter Holtz and judges at hotel. <40s> United Press Movietone report entitled Congo Evacuation, placelined Brussels, 8 June 1960. In the days leading up to the independence of the Belgian Congo (Zaire), Belgians and other Europeans have begun a mass exodus. Footage shows a Belgian Sabena airliner on the tarmac, people getting off plane and being greeted. <50s>~United Press Movietone footage entitled New Premier, placelined British Guiana, 15 December 1964. The elections in British Guiana have been won by Premier Cheddi Jagan, but lacking a majority, he has been replaced by Forbes Burnham who was able to form a coalition. The footage shows: election board; Jagan meeting journalists; Burnham; Peter D'Aguiar, who formed the coalition with Burhham, getting into a car; crowd; barracks and troops. <1mn 9s> United Press Movietone report entitled Berlin-Polish Talks, placelined Berlin, 24 June 1957. Talks are underway in East Berlin concerning improvement of trade between East Germany, Poland and the USSR. The footage shows: leaders taking their seats; East German President Grotewohl signing agreement; leaders at table; Polish Premier Cyrankiewicz signing agreement; delegates watching as leaders shake hands; Cyrankiewicz speaking ; and leaders shaking hands. <42s> The two optical sound items are as follows: Churchill Standby, 26 June 1957, consisting of biographical footage of Winston Churchill from various time periods. The sources of the footage are unidentified. It shows: Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City; Churchill getting off train; Churchill with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in car; Churchill beside Roosevelt’s car; Churchill making campaign speech; Churchill getting off plane in Ottawa; Churchill talking with Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent; Churchill addressing a rally of young Conservatives in Britain; banquet hall in London, England; Clement Attlee, Alexander and Viscount Montgomery; Churchill presented with gifts; reporters in street in front of Churchill’s residence; Churchill and wife greeting callers; cathedral in Germany; Churchill seated in cathedral next to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer; and gifts presented to Churchill. <1mn 37s> Donald Campbell, placelined New York, 26 June 1957. British racer Donald Campbell returns to the United States to try to better his own water speed record of more than 225 miles-per-hour. Footage shows: Campbell waving to camera; pan of speedboat Bluebird; and Campbell commenting on his attempt to set another record on Lake Canandaigua. The source of the footage is unidentified. <55s> The two negative silent items are as follows: CCF Caucus, placelined Winnipeg, 26 June 1957. The caucus of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) meets at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg to discuss the election results. With its 25 seats, the CCF holds the balance of power in the upcoming Parliament. The footage shows: exterior of the Fort Garry Hotel; M.J. Coldwell; conference room; Saskatchewan Premier shaking hands; Coldwell with Stanley Knowles; Hazen Argue with Douglas; and Douglas and Coldwell. <57s> U.S. Department of Defence footage entitled Sky Hook Balloon, placelined Georgia, 8 June 1960. The U.S. Navy's "Skyhook Glynco", the world's largest balloon, drifted over Mexico today to gather information about cosmic rays at high altititudes. Footage shows the balloon being inflated and taking off. The balloon rises into the sky. <52s>