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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1968
Page
5
A council member, Alex Wilchowy, attacked a report by secretary treasurer Tony Moule during a recent meeting. The piece urges modernization of town administration, urging Mayor Trager to defend the report and the push for reform against resistant attitudes.
After one year the Manitoba foundation program for education faces fierce criticism as the levy rises from 9 to 13 mills to meet the 35 percent funding ceiling. The government defends the move amid public anger and calls it bamboozling. Local boards may boost special levies to cover extra costs and desired courses.
The Pas and northern Manitoba face a lopsided tax base with government properties not fully taxed. Grants in lieu of taxes undercut municipal revenue by about 70,000 dollars, raising property taxes on individuals and small businesses. Education costs are higher in the north, with limited tax base and calls for better teacher pay and recruitment amid provincial formulas and exemptions.
Mayor Harry Trager pressed for the school budget at Wednesday's council meeting. Finance chair Bernstrom ruled the school budget separate from the town budget and noted two School Board members visited Winnipeg to discuss discrepancies in grant calculations. The article suggests a likely delay until next week or two for the final school budget figure as grants rise from 9 to 13.1 mills and a provincial levy of 4.1 mills affects residential and commercial properties.
The Dial Electric Co. TV Guide lists daily lineups from Wednesday March 27 through Monday April 1 featuring shows such as Ed Allen Friendly Giant Mr. Dressup Search for Tomorrow As the World Turns Love Splendored Thing Coronation Street Take 30 Edge of Night Bonnie Prudden Show Around Town Ski Jumping View of a Few Mothers-in-Law 20 Million Questions Bob Hope Special Mission Impossible India My India CBC News Jamboree Keen Ice Championship Curling Moby Dick Bugs Bunny This Land of Ours NHL Hockey Beverly Hillbillies High Chaparral In Person On Safari Spencer's Mountain Sunday features World of Golf Walt Disney Green Acres Ed Sullivan Miracle in the Rain plus community school and music segments.
A dense listing of theatrical and TV programming across stations shows titles such as Birdman Tammy View from Here and Hogan s Heroes along with late night features including Dragnet The Baron and Wind Across Everglades The lineup also includes game shows news and dance segments like Reach for the Top The Tonight slate ends with Sign off and a few TBA slots and films.
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