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19 THE COHAWA TIMBS, Wednesday, April 27, 1966 'Seven Days' Not Lost - Leiterman OTTAWA (CP) -- Producer Douglas Leiterman, stating it be a tragedy if the dis- pute over the Seven Days hosts} killed the popular TV program, said Tuesday night he thinks a way will be found to "get it back on the rails." Mr. Leiterman, executive pro- ducer of This Hour Has Seven Days, made the statement to the Commons broadcasting committee several hours after' CBC management rejected a demand by producers to recon- sider the removal of the co- hosts, Patrick Watson and Lau- rier LaPierre. He said he thought Mr. La- Pierre was wrong when he told the committee earlier in the day that Seven Days was dead. The committee is investiga- ting the removal of the hosts allegations that the contro- versy is only a symptom of wider problems within the pub- licly-owned corporation. Hours after CBC President J. Alphonse O uimet announced that management would not re- consider its decision, about Mr. Watson and Mr. LaPierre, two committee members presented motions aimed at persuading producers to delay any strike at _ least until the hearings have been completed. PROPOSES THE MOTION Gordon Fairweather (PC-- Royal) proposed a motion ask- ing the producers to waive any strike deadline until all wit- nesses are heard, and to take up Prime Minister Pearson's offer to use his 'good offices" to help in the dispute. Barry Mather (NDP -- 'New Westminster) proposed an amendment that would ask CBC management to postpone any dismissals unti] the committee hearings are completed. Both motions were referred to the steering committee. A report on their acceptability is expected when the hearing re- sumes today. Despite his view a solution ean be found, Mr. Leiterman told the committee earlier in the day that several actions he expects management to take will have the effect of "emascu- lating" the program. He had received indications some other personnel! will be re- moved, the program's budget cut, the use of satire, restricted, and reporting of injustices re- duced. Items management considers "sleaziness,"' such as a segment on the bare - breasted dancer with the silicone bosom, would be avoided. WOULD BE GRADUAL Mr. Leiterman also said any strike is unlikely until Sunday. In any event it would involve a "gradual withdrawal" of serv- ices so the CBC's programming would not be disrupted He said this Sunday's Seven Days program is in preparation but could not say for certain whether it would be on the air. Mr.: Leiterman told Bryce Mackasey (L -- Montreal Ver- dun) that a survey conducted by a private firm showed that among university-educated per- sons Seven Days is their most popular program with the ex- ception of NHL hockey. As the educationa! level of the survey group declined, so did the popularity of Seven Days, Mr. Leiterman said. Hockey was the CBC's most popular program at all educational lev- els, HAD 3,200,000 VIEWERS He told Mr. Fairweather at one point that recent audience ratings set the program's weekly viewing audience at about 3,200,000. Mr. Leiterman said his main objection to the CBC's action was the removal of the hosts without consulting orobtaining agreement from the program department or the producers. He said a CBC policy memo- randum approved last Septem- ber represented a 'complete and total refutatio:" of the cor- poration's reasons for getting rid of Mr. LaPierre. The policy statement says fa- cial expressions and individual- ity are permitted, he said. Mr. LaPierre has testified that management has ques- tioned his loyalty, says he has used Seven Days to express per- sonal opinions and criticized him for weeping on one pro- gram. 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