Port Townsend Summer School of Fine Arts grows rapidly
The Port Townsend Summer School of the Fine Arts expands with a larger curriculum and faculty, drawing regional interest in books, music, and art. Community funding backs construction and operations as volunteers organize plays, exhibits, and concerts to broaden culture in the North Olympic Peninsula.
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Port ‘Townsend
University of Washington
Port Townsend
Aries
Tome Fromm
Washington State
Port Townsend School of the Fine Arts
North Olympic Peninsula
Kennedy asks Congress to curb private discrimination
In a civil rights plan, President Kennedy urges a federal law to bar discrimination by privately owned public-serving businesses. He cites the 14th Amendment and the commerce clause, noting Supreme Court limits on private discrimination and urging federal action to regulate interstate commerce activities. The proposal faces strong opposition from Southern Democrats and some Republicans.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Kennedy
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Supreme Court
Great Debate over constitutional amendments heats up
Letters to the editor discuss Chief Justice Earl Warren call for a Great Debate on three amendments. They examine methods, court power, and constitutional change, noting the role of Congress, state legislatures, and conventions and questioning emphasis on secrecy and enforcement.
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P. A. Everting News
Earl Warren
Evening News
Congress
Supreme Court
Federal
Justice Department
Gus Hall
A. Lloyd
Whidby Ave
Port Angeles
Old partnership renewed in new movie showbiz tale
AP writer recounts Bette Davis and Paul Henreid reuniting at Warner Bros for Dead Ringer with Henreid directing Davis in a dual role. Henreid reflects on his shift from acting to directing after a Vienna academy start and Hitchcock work, noting the financial tradeoffs and changes in lifestyle.
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Bob Thomas
Bette Davis
Paul Henreid
Paul
Bette
Warner Brothers
Henreid
Karl Malden
Jack Warner
Tyro
Academy
Vienna
London
New ‘York
Alfred Hitchcock
Fireworks planned as American Legion marks Fourth
June 25 1923 Port Angeles item notes American Legion Post plans a large Fourth of July fireworks display. Also mentions new Puget ferry service Port Ludlow to Seattle, Port Townsend baseball win 17 to 7, State commander Louis Schwellenbach visiting, Coast Guard pilots heading to New Jersey, Soap Box Derby entries sought, 12 naval craft anchored, sheriffs association convention planned, elk calves to be planted, and local road and utility updates.
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American Legion Post
Solund
Port Ludlow
Seattle
Puget
Port Townsend
American Legion
Louis F. Schwellenbach
Port Angeles
Coast Guard Air Station
New Jersey
Washington State Sheriffs’ Association
State Game Department
Hoht
Quinault
Deer Park Road
PUD
Forks
Coast Guard
Winona
Pacific Ocean Weather Station
Ediz Hook
Mortgage funds available as foreclosures rise in 1963
Mortgage funds remain accessible across most regions amid tight short term markets and rising foreclosures. Analysts note expanding nonfarm home ownership since WWI, but 1963 foreclosures reach the highest since 1939 while construction activity stays near 1962 levels with overall 1963 projects totaling about 62.5 billion dollars.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Family Economics Bureau
North- Western National Life Insurance
E Co
United States
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Websterge
Odce General Manager
Focal
Port Angeles Evening News
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Jefferson Counties
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Angeles
Wasmiogice
Audit Bureau of Ciculations
Lincoln
Washington
Arts School Growing
World Today
P. A. Evening News
Communist Party
National Education Association
NEA
R. W. Robinson Rt
Sequim
Angeles Reflections
Business Mirror
Senate
Columbia River
House
Laurel — Front
Albert
Olympic State Bank
J. Byres
Gres
L. Crikeat
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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