A6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 19, 1981 By Stephen Scott OTTAWA (CP) - For most Canadians, news- papers are good but tele- vision is better. This was emerged from a survey of 3,500 persons by the Kent commission on newspapers whose report was relased Tuesday. The survey showed that two of three Canadians thought their local news- papers were doing a good- to-excellent job in fulfilling obligations to the public. Most felt newspapers provided more comprehen- sive coverage of all sub- jects and in particular of local events. In this regard, newspapers were consi- dered essential. But TV had more influ- ence and authority among the men and women over the age of 18 from all walks of life who were surveyed. The three-man commiszion which investigated the newspaper business for nine months said this: “Television edges out daily newspapers as the preferred source of news origin. “But - and this may be a salutary warning - mors than half of Canadians believe that television will become even more import- ant in this sector. “In general, the future of the newspaper and radio seems to them unrpomis- ing. Francophones show a marked pi fe up to important indications that newspapers must define a new role for them- selves, one that coruple- ments the TV screen.” WIDE INVESTIGATION The assessment that Canadians continue to look with some qualified favor on newspapers comes in a chapter of the commi- ssion’s report that looked ethical and intellectual principles. The Thomson and Southam chains testi- fied they had a respon- sibility to survive. The Commission said “at heart, every journalist believes that the press, despite its ups and downs, th dati Canadians seem to think that newspapers are still best equipped to fulfill that particularly demanding role.” ROLES DIFFER The report's statistics include: 4 Sixty per cent believe that e of all fredoms.” : Unions and associations ts wera the at the through the eyes of owners and publishers, journalists, union members and read- ers, The various views were sharply differenct. The report said in gen- eral owners tend to think of profit as the criterion for or television, These facts add a Lu rather than conformity to of 2! most ardent defenders of social lity in the have diff- erent responsibilities than television and radio. @ Bight-nine per cent of adults read at least one media, 5 The commission said: “The impression gained from our inquiry... is that people need news and information which help them make sense out of their lives. “A majority of paper during a week and 69 per cent read five or more issues a week. - Canadians spend an average of 53 minutes reading a daily newspaper on a typical weekday and 66 minutes during the weekend. + The most likely new- Television has more clout spaper reader is over 35, has a household income of $25,000 or more and is highly educated, - Most Canadians believe that newspapers help to make their community a more pleasant place to live. - Seventy-eight per cent think newspapers tend to sensationalize the news, 72 per cent think newspapers play down facts that could offend their advertisers and 40 per cent think dailies give too much space to ads. - One in nine would like to see more honest, objec- tive, unbiased news report- ing. 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The comparison was based on net income as a percent- age return on net assets our financial h was telling us that they were surviving quite nicely,” the commission says in its report released Tuesday. “For its owners, the Can- ploy ie i warns, however, that the comparisons could be decep- tive because of the method od comparison. Based on the years 1975 How? | a ‘>-WHAT THEN? Into coll courses, or courses FREE COLLEGE SKILLS ASSESSMENT SERVICE HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED IF YOU COULD SUCCEED AT COLLEGE? SELKIRK CAN HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION. FREE evaluation sessions this summer to assess your basic reading, writing and mathematics skills. These are SELF- SCORED tests giving you IMMEDIATE RESULTS. : ‘Results will give you an idea of whether you could go directly eve to first take some of our many preparatory and upgrading ling to vocation or trades training, technical whether a better plan would be pletion. with a counsellor. INTERESTED? bel Date Thurs. Aug. 20 Wed. Sept. Thurs. 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Broadcasting, excluding the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., showed a return of 35 per cent in 1975 and 26 per cent in 1978. “Only in 1978 did any other industry come close.” Bever- ages showed a return of 15 per cent in 1975 and 25 per cent in 1978. Although still highly profi- table, the industry showed a sharp drop in returns during the last two years. That drop reflects heavy on owing to work stoppages for the failing position of the newspaper or both, the commission says. In its research as to why some papers failed, despite ‘an over-all wealthy industry, the i ud: Report provokes angry reactions By The Canadian Press The Kent royal their proposals that I don’t on newspapers stirred up a hornet’s nest of angry editors and publishers across the country when it recom- mended stiff government con- trol of ownership in the industry Tuesday. “It reads a bit like a “the underlying cause in all instances appeared.to have been market condiations affecting circulation and advertising revenue.” It does not rule out, though, the effects of labor strife. That might have been the precipitating cause in some cases such as the psychedelic dream,"’ said Fred Hazel, editor-in-chief of see any govern- ment adopting their recom- mendations."" Sherman was especially skeptical about the press rights panel. ‘I have a horri- ble feeling that the press rights panel will end up as a press control panel."’ TOO FAR SELKIRK COLLEGE TRAIL CAMPUS requires INSTRUCTORS TRANSITIONAL TRAINING FOR HANDICAPPED ADULTS Two part-time positions that require a minimum f a Bachelor's d ducati r jlegree in or the Social Sciences; experience working with the mentally endl h iver an eading and life skills. Duties to include teaching basic reading, math, life and vocational skills, working with life skills advisory id 1 These are 75% positions which commence on Seplembes 10, 1981 and terminate on March 31, 1962. Applications should be submitted by August 28, Clark Davey, i of the two Irving in Saint John, N.B. Paddy Sherman, publisher of the Province, the V Sun, a Southam Inc. paper along with The Province, said the had gone so far in its that it WA x 1200, Castlegar, B.C, VINSJ headed by former Winnipeg Free Press editor Tom Kent, with Alice in Wonderland. He said if the governm ent followed the recommend- ations, the indus- was ‘tougher than the public will even consider.’’ Robert McConnei, publi- sher of the Montreal Gazette, called the report ‘‘basically a equipment to modernize operations and severe losses suffered by some newspapers Foreig 1 Star and Matin and a factor in the closing of the Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Telegram. try could be in even more trouble. “They are so extreme in’ In news coverage CP should be improved ; By Juliet O'Neil OTTAWA (CP) _- Canadians are more inter- ested in foreign news than most Canadian it recommends the govern- ment provide annual grants equal to one half the amount CP spends on improved or seem to think, says the royal commission on newspapers that also recommends gov- ernment grants to beef up news agency coverage. The commission made the statement Tuesday as it strongly criticized The Can- adian Press (CP) for reducing the quantity and quality of foreign new coverage dispite advice to the contrary from the 1970 Senate committee on the mass media headed by Keith Davey. CP is a co-operative new agency, the largest news ser- vice in the country. The agency has six foreign corres- pondents — two each in Washington, New York and London. The ejected Correction it heard from CP and some newspapers during its cross-Canada hearings this spring that Canadian readers show little interest in news from outside the country. EXTREMELY The uf which PP d for the Columbia Steakhouse on page A-5 of Sunday’s Castlegar News inad- vertently) read that the business was open for lunch. TI e News sincerely regrets this error and Pp for any i i Columbia Steakhouse and its valued caused to the “The h has turned up some promi- nent examples which suggest that the audience if not ‘de- _manding’ wider coverage of world affairs, is at least extremely interested,’ says the report of the nine-month commission headed by Tom Kent. It cites several studies by to The Ad Should Have Read: ENJOY GOOD FOOD EVERY NIGHT at the Columbia Steakhouse Featuring: Delicious Steak Cut & prepared to your choice Pizza's, toppings Any combination B.B.Q. Ribs, Our specialty. FULL TAKE-OUT SERVICE Dinner Hours Tues. - Sat. 5-10 p.m. = Sunday 4:30-9 p.m. ball ha 5. COLUMBIA STEAKHOUSE 602 - 18th St., Castlegar 365-2421 or back the claim that Canadians want more foreign news cov- erage, and says vicous circle at work’ which hinders improvement. “There are few Canadian there is ‘‘a correspondents abroad. Con- . sequently, the editorial staffs of Canadian newspapers include too few people with kn knowledge of the outside world. Consequently, they do not know how to handle foreign new well. Conse- quently, the editors are able to convince themselves that what they cannot handle con- fidently is not what the read- ers want. People do not get the paper they would like but the paper its editorial staff is capable of producing.” In the case of CP, it says foreign coverage ‘‘appears to be going from skimpy to xistent.’” research ** news ge at home and abroad each year. CP is the only existing news agency that would be eligible under the grant formula. The grant system would be enshrined in a proposed Canada newspaper act. It would be assured of at least six years’ duration and could not be later removed or changed without three years’ notice. Clark Davey, CP age, saying spot He said he looked at the report, considered it nonsense and wondered ‘‘who the hell pro- duced it.”" A. Roy Negarry, publisher of the Toronto Globe and Mail, said only monumental ignorance of the industry could have prompted the commission, recommendation stthat Thomson - Newspapers “Ltd., owner of The Globe, sell of Canadians to foreign news stores has increased substan- tially. WILLING TO CHANGE However, Kincaid said newspaper representatives are studying CP's foreign news report. While he doubted the commission’s claim of a public appetite for foreign news, he said ‘‘CP has no objection to redirecting its resources if there is in fact a ground swell of public demand.” A background study by the commission said research and publisher of the Vancou- ver Sun, said in an interview he has a gut feeling the board of publishers who run CP would not accept government gtants because the news ser- vice has to be seen by readers “as being totally at arm’s length from the govern- ment.”* . Keith Kincaid, CP’s gen- eral manager in Toronto, took excedption to the commis- sion’s criticism about the news agency's foreign cover- that CP’s supply of foreign coverage — obtained mainly from the international services — tends either to ignore the Third World or to focus on stereotypical kinds of stories such as+riots, scandals and disasters. either it or the other 39 papers the chain has. Alberta's two major news- paper publishers, both with Southam dailies, also rejected the commission’s main find- ings. “If you accept that a news- paper is the last bastion of freedom of speech you have to be appalled at what is being "* said Selkirk College, Bo: REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY CO-ORDINATOR RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTRACT lop and implement delivery for incorporated municipalities of Kaslo, Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton, Slocan - and the rural areas of D, H&K. To liaise with C.M.H.C. in the operation of the program. 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(AP) - No matter how hard they work, law enforcement ~ officers say they only grab a bit, of the drugs smuggled into Washington's Whatcom County. _ Whe recent seizures of $25 lion worth of Colombian marijuana in this community near the U.S,- Canada border + pne of the largest West Coast busts ever - shows how active the Washington state drug trade, is. At least four other raids since November, 1980, netted more than $1 million dollars worth of and Drugs go through But local officials concede they detect only five to 10 per, cent of the smuggled drugs. Years ago, drug incidents weren't such a problem, said Whatcom County Sheriff Larry Mount. Now, the area is growing and people are moving. More people mean more demand for drugs. , “Whatcom County is consi- dered a guod drup-vii puini,” Mount said, “In my opinion, it's a good’ area~for drug smugglers.” ‘The county is close to the major ‘cities of Seattle and ors to cocaine. Challenges were mayor's forte 4 By Steve Nrtyl MEDICINE. HAT, Alta. (CP)- At the very back of the Hat in ocean shipping lanes and is World War in the Canadian Armny asa major, in charge of food supplies and catering of- cam) Medicine Hat, in the corner of’ the store's accounting is Harry Veiner's A. cluttered’ plain steel desk tucked in among the accounting office's filing cab- inets is 'where Veiner con- ducts and for pi “There was never a com-, plaint about me to the Swiss, consul.” LBut after the war, when he tried to run for the Alberta legislature as_a lib- eral, the. large German community in Medicine Hat visitors. None of this is Canada if he chose, But Veiner’s low. profile isn't eccentricity. It’s part of a personality which «mixes plain dealing and a dash. of old-fashioned: paternatism with a distate for ostentation. His terraced city home overlooking the South Sask- atchewan River is modes compared with what he could afford. The undistringuished,, five-year-old car he drives is‘. regular. mud-spattered from trips across his nearby farm. Veiner, .77, is out of the © limelight now but during his 20' years as mayor’ of Med- icipe Hat bis: ition as:a character kept: ins pig-wrestling, ing to bathtub-racing. Mostly AL 295 Designer ~ “Original Reg. Price PP: believed‘ rumors he had’ mistreated’ German Pows and he went down to defeat twice, the first time by 8,000 votes. “they whipped me so bad that (I decided) they were. going (to like me: whether. they liked it or! not”: /<°* . Veiner won the mayor's chair in 1962 and held it'until 1966; then’ won it again in, 1968 and 1971. 2 j While his antics amused outsiders, his business tactics set the locals wondering. The results':set the stage. ‘for, Medicine Hat's moder: in- easily have gone the: other Veiner functioned as a one-man development office, cering ‘deals with: indus- EDMONTON. (CP) “ dak ta within easy reach of Inter- state 6, a major highway stretching to Mexico. Some drugs passing through Whatcom County are destined for Canadian Washington Citizen co-operation always helps, officials said, The recent Bellingham izure “The county Lh lends itself’ to drug smuggling,” says Bellingham police chief Terry Mangan. Leslie Tayer of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency in Seattle is more AWAY FROM SUPPLY “Sure, Whatcom: County has the coasiline, the moun- tains, the border, but, it’s not close to the supply,” Tayer “Even though Whatcom County may look desirable, its distance from the supply works agains it.” : neither he nor Ae city made any profit on these deals. “You can do that kind of thing as long as you're not ‘crooked. We didn't make any money :on it, We, turned it over at the price we bought it” ts Veiner’s personal comes from hard work and adherence to one rule - never go into debt, “I never took out a.mort- dustrial growth but it could © aroun ag It's little things, like'a rose for every female customer. at the hardware store and’a $5 bank. account for every new- born child in the city he hears. ‘about; -Financing a-new more than 60 Alberta ‘com- munities are. making. prep- ‘Marathon of Hope for cancer, research ‘captured the imagination of. r last, are considering starting one, and would like to discuss any aspect of it, make an appointment to meet our business counsellor. _ We offer a full range of information and counselling on Management Techniques and Government assistance programs, at no charge to you. Please call: Linda Green At the: Business Information Centre Phone: 365-6313 To Arrange An Appointment. 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Law enforcers say they will keep on battling the Whatcom County drug trade. “It's only a losing battle if we quit,” Mount said. “If we keep up our intensity and the public becomes more conscious of drugs, the drug- trade will suffer.” oh ent Hill” OTTAWA (CP) - With a the old, , $4-million facelift just past innovative - otherwise you're Disappoin found: ‘the ‘Parliament }-Hill prin; high attraction will sport a unique -inelined ‘elevator, 2 remodelled observation and an’ overhauled carillon system. . CNET rou have 'to be vation deck with laminated Where the vista. wan blocked by the railing’s Handicapped | people : will: also haye oasier access‘to the: high view ‘of Ottawa.) ; “Renovating ‘a heritage is’ \ difficult, . says © building architect Olga Rysavy, part’ husbend.wife’ team thousand dollars each, he. same says. es “to make yourself rich doesn't mean God wre qualified 2. BR home:: ork to complete: ed wit “guest cottage wit J