Defeat by a 22 to 21 vote of a bill designed to permit Bible reading in Washington’s public schools in the State Senate at Olympia, was characterized by Leo Weisfield, leader of the Seattle Jewry’s fight against the measure, as “ending the threat of Bible study in Washington’s public schools for this year.”
Philip Tworoger, Seattle attorney and member of the special committee of five, headed by Mr. Weisfield, appointed to represent the Jewish community of Seattle in opposing the measure, was present in Olympia this week, lobbying for the bill’s defeat.
The bill was reported out of the Senate’s committee on constitutional amendments with “no recommendations,” and behind the solid “nay” vote of the King County delegation, led by Senators Landon and Palmer, fell far short of the 31 votes needed for passage.
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