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Leon Newson 1935 - 2003

Leon Newson of Lake Station, Lake County, IN was born on April 25, 1935, and died at age 68 years old on June 4, 2003.

Leon Newson

Lake Station, Lake County, IN 46405

April 25, 1935

June 4, 2003

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April 25, 1935

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June 4, 2003

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Leon Newson lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 68.

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In 1935, in the year that Leon Newson was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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In 1941, when he was just 6 years old, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.

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