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Merl Gene Williams 1938 - 1962

Merl Gene Williams was born on June 24, 1938 in Russellville, Ray County, Missouri United States, and died at age 23 years old on February 9, 1962 in Kansas City, Jackson County. Merl Williams was buried on February 14, 1962 at Versailles Cemetery 598 Clay Road, in Versailles, Morgan County.
Merl Gene Williams
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June 24, 1938
Russellville, Ray County, Missouri, 64035, United States
February 9, 1962
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
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  • 06/24
    1938

    Birthday

    June 24, 1938
    Birthdate
    Russellville, Ray County, Missouri 64035, United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian
  • Nationality & Locations

    American
  • Military Service

    Private
  • 02/9
    1962

    Death

    February 9, 1962
    Death date
    Gunshot Bullet Wound to the Arm, Leg & Chest
    Cause of death
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri United States
    Death location
  • 02/14
    1962

    Gravesite & Burial

    February 14, 1962
    Funeral date
    Versailles Cemetery 598 Clay Road, in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri 65084, United States
    Burial location
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In 1938, in the year that Merl Gene Williams was born, 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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In 1941, Merl was merely 3 years old when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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