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... that the historic
Wayne Morse Farm
in
Eugene, Oregon
, was the home of
Wayne Morse
(pictured)
, who represented
Oregon
in the
United States Senate
from 1944 until 1968?
... that in 2007,
Vicki Berger
played a major role in amending the
Oregon Bottle Bill
, which her own father had created 36 years earlier?
... that following his team's loss in the
1965 Rose Bowl
,
Oregon State Beavers
football coach
Tommy Prothro
was hired as head coach at
UCLA
, where he led the team to victory in the
following year's Rose Bowl
?
... that in 1919, the Pacific Coast Parks Association named
Portland, Oregon
's
Laurelhurst Park
the "most beautiful park" on the
West Coast
?
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