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Richard R Beckett 1924 - 1988

Richard R Beckett of Clarion, Wright County, IA was born on October 7, 1924, and died at age 64 years old on November 13, 1988.
Richard R Beckett
Clarion, Wright County, IA 50525
October 7, 1924
November 13, 1988
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  • 10/7
    1924

    Birthday

    October 7, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wright County, Iowa United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 37666509 Enlisted: March 23, 1943 in Cp Dodge Herrold Iowa Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 11/13
    1988

    Death

    November 13, 1988
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1924, in the year that Richard R Beckett 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 1933, at the age of merely 9 years old, Richard was alive when on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.
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