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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1964
Page
14
The 17th annual Trappers Festival ends as the biggest yet. The Festival Association will hold its annual meeting April 30 to map plans for February 19 20 21 1965 and address crowd management and improvements. The writer thanks sponsors and volunteers and urges ongoing committee work and merchant support in The Pas.
A Winnipeg visitor asks what the article holds while the Winnipeg Free Press reports a headline about 54 Indians jailed. Town Council and the Attorney General's Department assure that future festivals will proceed with common sense, though the reporter saw a story.
A reader critiques Festival policing at The Pas calling out racial labeling of Indians. They argue 27 sentenced for liquor, 46 arrests opening night, and suggest avoiding overcrowding jail facilities, reducing fines, and letting sobered offenders out promptly. They urge local officials to reassess arrest standards and policing methods.
A vivid, rhythmic poem-like piece describes The Trappers Festival with scenes of dog racing spectators urban dancing in mukluks and beadwork. It evokes a snowy town around the ice palace and snowflakes as day ends imagining the splendor of the event.
As RCAF Station Cranberry Portage closes its doors the stations Non Public Funds are donated to regional groups. The donations come from the Messes and Recreation Council profits over eight years and aim to aid health education and recreation for children in Cranberry Portage Flin Flon and The Pas. The funds will support local schools for retarded children and other community programs in the district.
The Pas and Fin Flon Shriners Club in Flin Flon and The Salvation Army detachments at The Pas and Flin Flon join The Cranberry Portage churches, Community Club, and Curling Club in funding aided programs. A plan provides two scholarships per year for three to five years for Cranberry Portage School seniors to pursue further education beyond local offerings.
A television station timetable lists daily programming from February 26 through March 3 1964. Featured shows include Gale Storm Mister Rogers Perry Mason Lucy Alfred Hitchcock and Bonanza with news Signoff and various children's and sports programs.
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