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Roy L Preston 1933 - 1985

Roy L Preston was born on October 8, 1933, and died at age 51 years old on June 25, 1985. Roy Preston was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 6907 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roy L Preston.
Roy L Preston
October 8, 1933
June 25, 1985
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  • 10/8
    1933

    Birthday

    October 8, 1933
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP4
  • 06/25
    1985

    Death

    June 25, 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 6907 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1933, in the year that Roy L Preston was born, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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In 1940, he was merely 7 years old when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.
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