Government appeals on wage limits questioned
The piece critiques Canada’s Liberal government for urging private industry to cap wage increases at four to five percent while approving CBC technicians at 24 percent, Seaway workers at 30 percent, and rail workers at 18 percent. It accuses ministers Winters, Sharp, and Drury of hypocrisy and asks how private and even government workers can take such appeals seriously.
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CBC
Winters
Canada
Sharp
Drury
Municipal Election in The Pas Sets Five for Three Seats
The Pas holds a municipal vote on October 26 with five nominees contesting three town council seats. No school board race occurs as trustees with expiring terms are acclaimed. Analysts question tax rise causes and call for clearer debate and accountability from candidates, noting a history of a close-knit council and urging practical, home‑minded leadership.
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Pas
Dr Michael Tack Announces First Civic Campaign
In Our Town, Dr Michael Tack launches his first bid for office aiming to bring new blood and ideas to address local problems with a fresh approach and commitment to electorate considerations.
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Michael Tack
Progress seen in CBC plan to extend TV north of Manitoba
Ottawa reports state secretary Judy LaMarsh told MPs discussions with Premier Duff Roblin and CBC President Alphonse Ouimet show good progress on extending the CBC network to northern Manitoba. She noted the talks are lengthy and move slowly, with politicians often speaking on TV plans only around election time.
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Ottawa
CBC Television
Manitoba
Judy LaMarsh
Commons
Robert Simpson
Pc-Churchill
Duff Roblin
CBC
Alphonse Ouimet
Judy
Manitoba to hold province wide school consolidation referendum
The Manitoba Government plans a February referendum on consolidating all high and elementary boards into 48 districts. It cites 10 percent grant increases from January 1 1967, but The Pas criticizes the plan as costly, noting The Pas and Kelsey Division face large subsidies and arguing a single province wide formula cannot fix local problems.
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Manitoba
Kelsey
Pas
Frontier
Flin Flon
MOC TEL Cont'd Did You Know Six Big Manufacturers Control Food Prices
A column notes six major manufacturers dominate groceries, stifling competition and raising prices while profits rise faster than wages. It mentions seniors on fixed incomes, and a couple using Walkie-Talkies to compare prices. The piece recalls local historical items from The Pas including canoe use and the Finger Lumber Co tractor circa 1910 and the stern-wheel paddle boat 1920 1957.
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MOC
Pas
Tom Paquette Sr
Finger Lumber Co
David N, Winton
Pas Lumber Company
Upstream Voyage on Saskatchewan River to Nipawin and The Pas
An account describes boats proceeding as far as Nipawin Sask and then tackling rough waters to The Pas. From there they navigated The Pas River up to Halcrow Lake and docked at the Hudson Bay Co. dock near current 8th Street and Halcrow, site of the previous Trappers' Festival stockade, with a note that last year Nor continued on page 3.
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Saskatchewan River
Nipawin
Sask
Pas
Pas River
Taylor St
Halcrow Lake
Hudson Bay Co
8Th Street
Hal Crow
Nice Dial Electric Gs TV Guide Schedule Patch
A dated TV guide fragment presents October 12 to 17 listings with program times and titles including Test Pattern Luncheon Date Hancock's Half Hour As The World Turns Cuisine Take 30 Edge of Night Canada's Story Summer Camp Mad Movies Around Town Run Buddy Run Fractured Flicker Peggy Neville Provincial Affairs Green Acres Bob Hope Theatre Festival Last of the Vikings CBC News Sign Off then October 13 to 17 entries repeating test pattern music Luncheon Date I Love Lucy Gilligan's Island The Hero Man From UNCLE Ed Sullivan Bonanza Galapagos The Disordered Mind Movie Sign Off CFL Football Uncle Waldo Canadian Open Golf Championship Series Silents Please Bugs Bunny Life and the Land Tarzan Beverly Hillbillies Great Movies CBC News Sign Off.
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Peggy Neville
Bob Hope Theatre
CBC News
U.N.C.L
CBC Sports
Television Schedule Friday to Tuesday October 14 18
A sequence of CBC broadcast listings from Friday October 14 to Tuesday October 18 shows programs such as Hogan's Heroes 9:30, 20 Million Questions 10:00, Sirocco 12:45, Hancock's Half Hour 10:30, This Land 7:00, The Saint 8:00, Front Page Challenge 10:00, Love Lucy 2:30, CBC News 10:30, and Movie 10:40. Includes sign offs and varied blocks across days with multiple time slots.
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CBC News
Don Messer
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