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... that during World War II, an island in southern
Oregon
's
Gerber Reservoir
(pictured)
was used as a military
bombing range
?
... that the success of
Larry Wagner
's
composition
Whistler's Mother-in-Law
led to a permanent rift between
Paul Whiteman
and himself?
... that the
Shriners Hospital for Children
in
Portland, Oregon
underwent a $70 million expansion that reduced the number of beds at the hospital?
... that in 1927, while he was
President of the Oregon State Senate
,
Henry L. Corbett
served as acting
Governor of Oregon
twice?
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