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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1968
Page
2
The Pas newspaper argues it did not publish election results as a deliberate shift from prior years. It defends past coverage, criticizes council pressure on press freedom, and notes Civic tensions, workload, and candidate shortages shaping local government for the next five years.
Manitoba government says a universal medical insurance program begins April 1 and an 7 member board of directors for the Manitoba Medical Services Insurance Corporation will run it. The seven directors include no one from north of the 53rd parallel, raising questions about geographic representation.
Five are from Winnipeg with three doctors and a fourth a lawyer, the fifth from organized labour. The sixth and seventh hail from rural Manitoba, a Reeve and a Steinbach auto dealer. The government could improve ties with the north by better northern representation on boards and commissions, which the north has been ignored.
The piece argues Manitoba’s 50 dollar first service and 20 percent co pay up to a 100 dollar cap under a universal Medicare faces Ottawa resistance. It notes MMA opposition and possible doctor deterrent fees mirroring Saskatchewan. It warns public backlash to compulsory premiums and calls for consistent cost sharing across provinces.
A detailed day by day broadcast lineup lists show names and times from 10:00 to 12:30 on Wednesday October 9th and from 10:30 to 11:05 on Thursday October 10th including programs like Ed Allen Friendly Giant Guiding Light Luncheon Date As the World Turns Bonnie Prudden Take Thirty Edge of Night BBC Classic Coronation Street Mission Impossible Public Eye Victim and CBC News.
Television listing shows Saturday October 12 with test pattern, sports and movies including The Pawnbroker at 8pm and Beverly Hillbillies, followed by Sunday October 13 featuring Miss¢, The Great War, Bonanza and Ed Sullivan, then Monday October 14 starts with early programs.
A fragmented list of TV programming with times and titles including 1:00 Luncheon to 1:10 Rebels on the Loose, covering CBC News, dramas, comedies, and specials across multiple hours. Reads like a broadcast grid from a past era with inconsistent entries and some illegible items.
Consol district asks St. Anthony's Hospital to specify needs from the local government district for a new building program. The meeting suggests LGD faces a funding problem similar to The Pas as St. Anthony's is not municipal owned. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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