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TERRACE "Omineco"” HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Wednesday, April 27, 196%

Having just returned from a trip
back home [ have that refreshed
feeling that one gets from being in
attendance at a pleasant function
or seeing a pleasant scene or set
of circumstances, Easter is a plea
ea \sant time in any event because of

Bihistory and because of spring.
Being home for a short while was
the frosting on the cake.

Upon returning to Ottawa we
were suddenly reminded that Ot-
tawa seems to leap from one crisis
to another, from one bizarre spe-
ctacle to the next, from sensation
to sensation.

The latest sensation involves the
highly popular and articulate CBC
program “This Hour has Seven
Days,” The drama of the dismissal
of Patrick Watson and Laurier La
Pierre and the moves to emascu:
late the program remind me of the
intrigues in a Shakespearian tra:
gedy. In other words, at this mom-
ent, there is more than meets the
eye,

Let me put my impressions to
you succinctly and bluntly. I think
that the management of the CBC,
not having established any policy
or guidelines for the program,

have found some parts of the pro-|bad and the good. It dealt with

gram that brought on complaints.
Having no policy the management
tried to deal with the complaints

on a week to week basis by sup-|ed attention,

pressing parts of the program
which they expected would be
controversial, In other words the
CBC management wanted all the
glory and interest which Seven
Days developed, but didn’t want
any of the trouble.

Well, in this world you have to
take the bad with the good. This
Hour Has Seven Days was only
successful because it presented the

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‘Yed the boat for their return.

life. It raised matters which haf
gone sour, It pointed up those parg
of our changing world which neat i

it is obvious that the managf
ment of the CBC doesn't wat
this type of program. They walk
to continue on with the same gee ir
tle, bland, simpering TV progray
ming ‘that makes television we
chers fall asleep with boredom.
The important question whiqg
must be answered here is not ts
dismissal of the two gentlemen
question, but the degree to wh
there must be freedom of activ:
within certain defined policies.
far the CBC management has esiip
blished mo such policies so thi
the artistic and creative talents &
people like Doug Leiterman, 1
Watson and Laurier LaPierre ae
blunted and stifled whenever Cif
management takes a dislike Gm
something,
We must arbitrate the dismisii
of the two hosts of the progragm
but we must also establish softs
rules so that the OBC can give i
people of Canada full value :
money paid.
Tf we don’t let public brogl
casting operate within a fray
work of freedom as indicated abc
we will soon become confirmed |
opinion that the commercials he
more punch than the program.
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Skeena Squares
Visit Alaska

The Skeena Square Dance Ci
the Skeena Twirlers and the Bucigy
and Gulls Square Dance Clubs 9
Terrace and Prince Rupert halige
returned from a “history-makini
trip to Ketchikan, Alaska, ‘,

On April 16 sixty-five costume
Canadian square dancers boarde te
the motorship Malaspina at thi
coast city and travelled north tq
Ketchikan. :

The weather was ideal and thg
group was greeted in the Alask ‘4
city by a large crowd of Ketchika :
“Swinging Kings.”

The Elks Hall was specially cell
corated for the occasion and ther
were photographers present at th
sumptuous banquet.

Some 16 squares spent a happ} ‘i
evening dancing until the small
hours of. morning. .

Following light refreshment] 7
served Sunday afternoon in th®
Eagles Hall dancing continuecy
Some live entertainment wag ver
much enjoyed, including dancer§
from Prince Rupert and Juneau. 3

Another banquet and more dan
ing was concluded about 10:39
when the Canadian dancers boarcl®

An Alaska banner found its wad
back with the dancers. This wi
have to be retrieved by at least
one square from Alaska attendini§
the next Terrace Jamboree.
It was a tired but happy grou
that returned home. :

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