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Alcatraz Tour Draws 1700 Daily Visitors
Seventeen hundred Americans visit the Alcatraz federal prison each day for a two hour tour by the National Park Service. The article traces Alcatraz history from its 1840s fort to its 1969 Indian occupation and 1973 park service tours, noting past inmates, notable escapes, and future proposals for the site.
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San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz
National Park Service
Chamber of Horrors
America
Devil's Island
Juan Manuel de Ayala
Isla de Alcatraces
Island of the
U.S
California
Julian Workman
Congress
Homer Cummings
Bird Island
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rocky Shore Line
al Capone
Capone
Bonnie and Clyde
Floyd G. Hamilton
George R
Bernard Coy
Marvin Hubbard
Joseph Cretzer