Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983)
Tom McCall was the Republican governor of Oregon for two terms from
1967 to 1975. Prior to his political career, McCall worked in the city room
of The Oregonian from behind a typewriter and was also a well respected
radio and television journalist.
Tom McCall and family hit the campaign trail in 1964
Historic speech given by Oregon Governer, Tom McCall, on
August 25th, 1970.
1934 Postcard of Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island, located in the San Francisco Bay in California, was developed as
a military prison (1868), and a federal prison beginning in 1933.
Because the penitentiary was becoming more costly to operate than other prisons,
coupled with the salt water erosion of the buildings, Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy ordered the facility closed. The U.S. Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois
opened as the replacement for Alcatraz.
Today, the island’s facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours.
Robert F. Kennedy
Reporter Mike Gracia
