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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1966
Page
2
The speaker argues municipal and national laws like the Town Closing By law and birth control controls can be unenforceable or ignored. The piece questions society’s tolerance of harmless laws and rising bureaucracy and notes motorists and officials alike defy traffic and other rules, eroding respect for the law.
Manitoba Progressive Conservative backbenchers will hold a Winnipeg caucus on September 9 to review the election results that left the party down five seats. Rural members blame Winnipeg oriented policies and high taxes for the setback while northern Manitoba saw all three government members re elected.
The Pas voices concern over civil service drain to other provinces and private sector. High education costs and ungraded classes dominate worry as officials promise reforms, while expansion projects like Clearwater Lake telephones and Vocational School plans are noted but seen as insufficient. Public demand for closer governance persists.
A veteran narrator recalls nearly two decades of marriage as summer plans unravel. A costly refrigerator failure, a Vancouver call about the son abandoning college, and a tempting Pacific work offer for him shift the family from travel to turmoil and career choices.
About one third of seeded crops will be harvested while two thirds were ruined by water and hail. Some top growth recovery is seen with a month of good weather needed to ripen. Swathing of rape seed and barley expected, hay yields in several areas, and forage seed production shown as strongest prospect with new varieties noted for early maturing rust resistance and strong straw. Local seed sources and cereal plots at Jaeger farm highlighted. Community home grounds contest results listed with top finishers Uffelman Halliday Orke.
Speaker recalls a heated confrontation over finances and a planned Vancouver visit. The narrator jokes about seizing youth and travel, noting Hugh’s short ashore stay and the $11 phone call as a small cost in a larger plan. The text hints at a controversial decision to fly out and see him.
A multi day timetable listing programs at Radisson and various channels from August 31 through September 5. Highlights include World of Wooster, I Dream of Jeannie, CFL Football, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Ed Sullivan, and Take Thirty with numerous daily slots and special items such as The Journey and Brainwashed.
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