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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
2
The sudden death of Quebec Prime Minister Daniel Johnson unsettles Canadians as they weigh the nation’s future in a united Canada. His calm leadership and humor earned broad respect, and his legacy of unity is hoped to influence his successor to carry Canada’s unity forward.
The Pas Herald reflects on eight years since its start in the Sickle Block and outlines growth milestones. It notes the shift from Northern Mail to The Pas Herald, a 27,000 investment in new offset presses and plant renovations, a 2300 paid circulation, and plans for future expansion into 1970 and 71 with personnel updates including Wayne Towris joining as news assigner.
Premier Walter Weir announced an extensive cabinet overhaul and a shift toward a more business like government. He created two key committees to oversee expenditures and prioritize programs while appointing Don Craik as education minister and Dr Obie Baizley as Municipal and Northern Affairs head. Buck Witney leads the policy and planning panel, with Jack Carroll named tourism and recreation minister tied to northern Manitoba and The Pas.
A dense broadcast grid lists many programs across CBC channels including Soap operas Guiding Light and The Edge of Night, nature and science shows, news, and variety programs such as The Red Skelton Show and Doris Day. Musical and documentary segments appear along with sign offs and test patterns.
Wayne, arriving in July, handles feature stories and picture coverage. Readers are urged to submit news to Wayne direct. Deadlines include 6 00 PM Fridays for news releases and 12 noon Mondays for classified ads with a 25 cent service charge. Display ads close 1 30 PM Mondays.
Wednesday features Madame Benoit in Winnipeg at 3:00 PM and a lineup including Huckleberry Finn at 5:00 PM and Bob Hope Special at 8:00 PM. Thursday continues with more programs beginning after 9:30 PM with Torch to Mexico and It’s a Square World.
On Saturday October 5 and Sunday October 6 the Rama y4 listings show a day full of test patterns films and varied programming from 2:30 pm to 1:00 am. Highlights include tennis at 4:00 pm and sports with CFL football at 8:00 pm plus classic shows like The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Ed Sullivan and Bonanza.
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