The newsreel consists of four plots. 1st plot. And long distances are shrinking. The plot tells about the friendship of the Ossetian and Bulgarian peoples. The story is conducted by the Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR, writer Vasily Tsagolov, awarded the honorary medal of the Union of Writers of Bulgaria. V. Tsagolov is typing at his desk, talks about the tradition of friendly relations between Ossetia and Bulgaria, about their prospects. V. Tsagolov among the workers of the Bulgarian construction brigade at a construction site. 2nd plot. Gas trapped. The plot tells about the construction of gas treatment facilities at the enterprises of Ordzhonikidze (present-day Vladikavkaz), which were supplied to many cities of the USSR. Smoke pipes at one of the city's enterprises. Treatment facilities near pipes. Laboratory of the Ordzhonikidze Repair and Installation Specialized Trust "ENERGOTSVETMETGAZOCHISTKA", employees conduct air samples research. The brigade of communist labor under the leadership of the deputy of the district Council of People's Deputies G.N. Zevakhin works at the assembly and procurement site. Laying pipes on site. Welding works. General view of the metal structure for gas treatment facilities. 3rd plot. Attention: motor! The plot tells about the filming of the feature film "Order: Cross the Border" by the Central Studio of Children and Youth Films named after Gorky in the mountains of the Vvedensky region of Checheno-Ingushetia. Mountain landscapes of Checheno-Ingushetia. Working moments of filming. Director Y. Ivanchuk and cameraman V. Ginzburg at the camera. Scenes with actors N. Egorova and E. Gerasimov. Yuri Ivanchuk talks about the film. Illuminator at the device. Make-up artists prepare actors for filming. 4th plot. For the prize of the "Leather ball" club. A story about the zonal competitions for the prize of the All-Union Football Club "Leather Ball" in Ordzhonikidze, which was won by a team of young football players from North Ossetia. Spectators in the stands of the stadium, it is raining. Fragments of the match between the teams "Krasnodar Start" and "IR-82" (North Ossetia). Athletes from the IR-82 team score goals into the opponent's goal. Young athletes run to buses parked in front of the stadium.