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Wilbur R Newton 1920 - 1993

Wilbur R Newton was born on July 13, 1920, and died at age 72 years old on May 7, 1993. Wilbur Newton was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section W Site 7175 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wilbur R Newton.
Wilbur R Newton
July 13, 1920
May 7, 1993
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  • 07/13
    1920

    Birthday

    July 13, 1920
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/7
    1993

    Death

    May 7, 1993
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section W Site 7175 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1920, in the year that Wilbur R Newton was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1938, he was 18 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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