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Ralph N Colwell 1924 - 2001

Ralph N Colwell of Rio Hondo, Cameron County, TX was born on July 30, 1924, and died at age 76 years old on May 10, 2001.
Ralph N Colwell
Rio Hondo, Cameron County, TX 78583
July 30, 1924
May 10, 2001
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Ralph N Colwell's History: 1924 - 2001

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  • 07/30
    1924

    Birthday

    July 30, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cameron County, Texas Cameron County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18156057 Enlisted: December 12, 1945 in Bergstrom Field Austin Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 05/10
    2001

    Death

    May 10, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1924, in the year that Ralph N Colwell 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 1967, Ralph was 43 years old when on November 7th, President Johnson signed legislation passed by Congress that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which would later become PBS and NPR. The legislation required CPB to operate with a "strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature".
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Ralph Colwell's Family Tree & Friends

Ralph Colwell's Family Tree

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Parent
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Ralph N Colwell

November 17, 1973
Marriage date
Cameron County, TX
Marriage location
Unknown
Status
August 16, 1974
Divorce date
Cameron County, TX
Divorce location
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