1111111., June 11, 1964. 12 The Guardian CBC Film Sparks w Questions 1 By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA rCPl—Mr. Pearson. the $35,000 film on a day in the life of the prime minister com- missioned by the CBC. and scheduled for television broad- cast but later cancelled. was shown for members of the Na- ltional Press Club. . ost of the viewers found it. a not unflattering. but by no means flattering. inside look at the operations of the prime min- ister_ his cabinet. and his office staff The hour - long production. TH ‘ ‘ ‘. filmed by lnterVideo Television ‘ . t - . ‘ under the direction of Richard - ‘ ' . . _ . Ballentine. was made by means 1 i“ ‘ .. g ' __ _ - of portable movie camera and , ,, » A i _ . l sound - recording equipment in ‘1 . . _, the East and Centre Block of- H ‘ ‘ _ . r . o p tices and town residence of the - ' ’ h . ‘ ., * ‘, prime minister. ' l. v ‘ - It covered Mr Pearson's no I _ ‘ ‘ t 1 . , . tivitles during a day last Octo- . ' . a” -, ' r - ‘ ' _ 1 her when Real Caouette‘s Ral- ’ ’- I . _ 2., _ / r I .’ i . hement des Creditistes were ' :I - . ' - . ‘ I ' n V . . demanding better seats in the ' ‘. . - _ . - , u 5-- . A I _ chse of Commons. the lake- 7 . -- shipping strike was boiling up , ~ ‘ i. V - to a crisis, and Emperor Kaila ‘ V 7 > a g . ~ I - § - Selassie of Ethiopia arrived for s. P. HALVrEs DEVON BY THE PIECE is at a hairdresser's; the neces- Sale Dates JUNE 'IItI1 12d: and I3ih W COTTAGE ROLL 22‘? 59c SIDE BACON ys- 59c "Well. I've had a hell of a day.“ Mr. Pearson summarized the events in a telephone eon- wear a short. black coat instead . l = ' of morning coat for the official s I. B- J. . arrival ceremony: and a last- . minute protocol switch that of mm a a ressm eanu 0 er en: es 0 ea as visit to the prime minister‘s I rersation with Donald Gordon. country home after dark in- oresident of the CNR Th . stead of mid-afternoon. c c s c I "He won't be able to see a damn thing." the prime minls- , MEATY WINGS 0" W says. f M M 16 02. 16 02 28 oz. 1 LB. Scenes 0 . 1'. Pearson th Labor Minister MacEachen and Tle BAG 3 LBS I other ministers were filmed ' . . With obvious knowledge of the participants that sup- is a revealing in- sight Into the man. both as leader of a government telling Labor Minister MacEacthen to stay in town during the ship- ping crisis. and sitting with his feet up on another chair In M office. watching a world seriec baseball game on television. , their posedly configential talks are being recorde . Broadcasting the film on teie- sum" covered vision was cancelled by the CBC on grounds mat it was - ‘ below the state-owned corpor- ation‘s technical standards. Mr. Pearson said in the Commons the sound track was so poor the .. CHAIRS Reporters found no trouble with the sound track except for a few extraneous noises that. creep into any on-the-spot live 0 recording not done in a tele- W vision or motion picture studio. A few technical faults were seen in focusing the camera, . but the editing of the film was described as good by television newsmen attending the National MINOR CRISES SHOWN walked out on a preview show- Press Club showing. TWIflIdO Ham no " v ‘3 CORNED B E E F MAKE SUMMER DRIVING~ SPECIAL OFTHE WEEIC BLACK DIAMOND frayed in the film is the inabil- ' Mrs Ballentine told reporters he ity to get in touch With . LB. 0 BAG would let the film "speak for Ii" : I Iii": ' I "3': I I itself " It Will be shown in film festivals around the world. he said Pearson when Emperor Selas- He blamed its cancellation on Posts-10 oz' Libby" sie‘s travel plans are changed . mw .. a White and Choociato . c K h 2 thong. FmiruiL—24 9. III. P t \ih'h d 'ded " - - in: winners 0 c Alpha-Bus etc UP c t 3—“ —-———— 2° 0Z- S be FOR 1,le Smiles & Chuckles Crystal Jolly raw HY Among the minor crises por- Introducing the showing. Mr. at the last minute because she House Briefs FOR Christies Graham Candy LB- 39: mgtfa’lrvAyfiApag'ZlIve- lsApgrlIlmi; E O 3 Dewey Ton” . J AM y. . sse , c ‘ ' O O O ' ROLL that? D Lfig' ‘3' Us N N UT R ' Ti 0 U S 7 1.55“ M .. 31c enforcement fleet for the pro- posed lZmile fishing limit, Fish- Islam! 32 02 ‘ aries Minister Robichaud saw I ednesday. The information 1 LB' was given in a written Com TUB ° ° ° ' c mons reply to Marcel Lamben (PC—Edmonton West). Giant Size Bl. .wj‘YE The government. has declined I Five Roses I I 'h if] ll ' I d I ' 9 nomads:stanza: GOtDEN RI‘PE Fl $2 2 5 ‘ ' ° ' 5‘ EAT PIES 2 m 49¢ tus of convicted former Seafsr- BAG ' Johnson Pints v. ers' International Union Pres: - dent Hal C. Banks. Hubert Bs- . d I danai. parliamentary secretary . 11th P. l v in“ G ' ' ° ° BIRDS EYE to the immigration minister. 3 s mea'pp 9” "am t C "timings. s- $3335“..le JUICE a Km Ratio" I Oran “ 0‘- . ‘ 45c F0 2 .12: 3k 9e June 2 ms 69: . Libby’s Tropical Giant Size In? . Lb Fruit Punch ‘ir‘irz' 43c BryIcream 53% 79c FISII & CIIIPS 231$] 57‘ _ . . . . _ } Peking (I. I I V has Issued no official estimate since 1957. but. various other appropriate to, answer the quas- ‘lii‘sBSiisf’m‘sf‘m sunmsr TEXAS flon at this time because Mr. Banks' conviction is under no- peel. ESTIMATE POPULATION ~UNITED NATIONS (AP)- U‘N statisticians estimate the population of Communist Gum fl In the new 15111 edition of the UN statistical yearbook. they report a ORANGES ONIONS P) me of Quebec celeb-ates! his 69° 5 21° 4 i" ' r