Olympic National Park size debate dates to Roosevelt era
Elisabeth Johnson reviews the Olympic National Park history from 1897 forest reserves to 1967 plans. The piece tracks park boundaries, congressional bills, and local opposition led by Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce, ending with calls for congressional action and compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Port Angeles
Bogachiel River
National Park Service
Jackson
Quinault
Bogachiel
Tall traveler turns giant bed problem into punch line
Henry Hite a traveling representative for Wilson meatpacking notes his 8 feet 2 inch height causes hotel bed logistics. He travels across cities with twin beds end to end and describes sheets and blankets sewn together to fit him. He discusses family size and early growth, his parents heights, and claims perfect basketball and football records in high school.
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James Calogero
Boston
Henry Hite
Hite
Comery
Wilson
Chicago
Maria Bertoli
Henry Mullins
Atlanta
Today in History June 6 1966 Normandy invasion anniversaries
Today marks the 156th day of 1966 with major events highlighted. Normandy invasion began in 1944 signaling reconquest of Europe. Nathan Hale born in 1755. Alsace annexed to Germany in 1871 after Franco Prussian War. Yorktown sunk at Midway in 1942. Forrestal urged wartime naval strength in 1945. Brazil declared war on Japan in 1945 leaving Colombia not at war.
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Associated Press
Normandy
Nathan Hale
Alsace
Germany
France
U.S
Carerer
Yorktown
Pacific
Navy
James Forrestal
Brazil
Japan
Colombia
These Days Tri Quang's cruel religion
John Chamberlain denounces Tri Quang and his followers for encouraging self immolations in South Vietnam and compares their acts to Mayan blood sacrifices. He mocks their tactics as brutal, opportunistic, and antithetical to Buddhist teachings, urging condemnation of the monk-led movement.
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Tri Quang
John Chamberlain
King Features Syndicate, Inc
South Viet Nam
Diem
Madison Avenue
South
Viet Nam
Mars Guerite
Higgins
Miss Higgins
Kennedy
Tin Quang
Soviet Russia
Chichenitza
Yucatan
Johne 600
Rue
da Nang
Asia
Washington exports boom eyed for East markets
Washington state shows more than 170 million dollars in trade with Asia and Europe last year. Port Angeles hosted William H. Flood who urged exporters to use Foreign Credit Insurance to reduce risk and plan an upcoming Peninsula seminar co sponsored by the Dept of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce. Gov. Evans led a trade mission to Japan Korea Taipei and Hong Kong and Washington featured a large Oska Trade Fair pavilion with Lummi handwoven materials Beall Greenhouse plants Sweden Kidney Machine and other goods generating new export business. Flood urged a people to people approach to expand overseas sales.
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Europe
Washington
Japan
Western
Dept. of Commerce
Foreign Credit Insurance Association
Flood
Peninsula
Port Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Daniel J. Evans
Korea
Taipei
Hong Kong
Bellingham
Beall Greenhouse Co
Vashon Island
Sweden Manufacturing Co
Seattle
Mindful Living Through Honest Feelings
A personal reflection on self awareness and emotional honesty sparked by a weekend marathon group experience in Portland. The author notes how fear of vulnerability shapes behavior, and how expressing emotions can be liberating, urging authentic self‑recognition and empathy.
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Don Kaperick
B.A. Child Guidance Center
Portland
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Elisabeth Johnson
Olympic National Parks
Theodore Roosevelt
Olympic Forest Reserve
Department of the Interior
Olympic National Forest
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Mount Olympus National Monument
Preston Macy
Mt. Rainier National Park
O.A. Tomlinson
Mt. Rainier
George Grant
National Park
Pacific Coast
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Interior and Agriculture
Fred Overly
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Lake Quinault
National Forest Service
Forest Service
Olympic Peninsula
Evans
Deines Studio
East
William H. Flood
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Evening News
The
Ted Minny
Clallam
Jefferson
Lincoln
Olympus
Interlandi
Treamde Nes
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