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Leslie W Nelson 1924 - 1987

Leslie W Nelson was born on August 25, 1924, and died at age 62 years old on July 14, 1987. Leslie Nelson was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 19A Site 2930 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leslie W Nelson.
Leslie W Nelson
August 25, 1924
July 14, 1987
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  • 08/25
    1924

    Birthday

    August 25, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: F2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/14
    1987

    Death

    July 14, 1987
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 19A Site 2930 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1924, in the year that Leslie W Nelson was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1938, he was just 14 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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