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William R Downing 1924 - 2002

William R Downing of Brazil, Clay County, IN was born on January 4, 1924, and died at age 78 years old on November 16, 2002.

William R Downing
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Brazil, Clay County, IN 47834
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January 4, 1924
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November 16, 2002
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  • 01/4
    1924

    Birthday

    January 4, 1924
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Marion County, Indiana United States

  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35099975 Enlisted: March 29, 1943 in Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana 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

    Unskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations, N.e.c.
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    2002

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    November 16, 2002
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In 1924, in the year that William R Downing 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 1930, by the time he was only 6 years old, as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.
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Downing, William (Jun 8, 1911 - May 29, 1962) Downing, William (Jan 22, 1948 - Sep 26, 1994) Downing, William (Born c. 1952) Downing, William (May 17, 1925 - May 27, 1998) Downing, William (Oct 5, 1906 - Nov 1980) Downing, William (Aug 25, 1913 - Aug 3, 2001) Downing, William (Aug 11, 1917 - Feb 18, 2001) Downing, William (May 11, 1916 - Sep 13, 2004) Downing, William (Aug 29, 1919 - Apr 20, 1996) Downing, William (Nov 30, 1906 - Jun 18, 1991)

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Mcminn Downing, Sara (Born 1840) Downing, Jack (Born Feb 2, 1922) Downing/williams, Fannie (Born Jul 28, 1869) Downing, Blanche (Born Feb 23, 1891) Downing, Anna (Born Nov 17, 1875) Downing, Cicely (1524 - 1562) Downing, Ernest (Feb 24, 1910 - Sep 1973) Downing, Annie (Jul 4, 1885 - Aug 1968) Downing, Hazel (Feb 25, 1898 - Jan 1981) Downing, Kenneth (Apr 13, 1908 - Dec 1974)
Downing, Alvin (Sep 13, 1913 - Sep 15, 1990) Downing, James (Mar 30, 1890 - May 1976) Downing, Esther (Mar 11, 1899 - May 29, 1988) Downing, Leona (Apr 24, 1918 - Sep 1981) Downing, Anna (Jul 6, 1889 - Aug 11, 1996) Downing, Burton (Jun 24, 1910 - Dec 11, 1994) Downing, Everett (Jul 10, 1904 - Jul 26, 1999) Downing, Sarah (Sep 8, 1884 - Apr 1972) Downing, Ora (Feb 22, 1898 - Jul 30, 1989) Downing, Chester (Jan 15, 1905 - Sep 1980)
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