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Willie John Locke Jr 1938 - 2012

Willie John Locke Jr was born on March 2, 1938, and died at age 74 years old on June 24, 2012. Willie Locke was buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 51 Row 4 Site 22 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie John Locke Jr.
Willie John Locke Jr
March 2, 1938
June 24, 2012
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  • 03/2
    1938

    Birthday

    March 2, 1938
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: RD2
  • 06/24
    2012

    Death

    June 24, 2012
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 51 Row 4 Site 22 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks 66048
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In 1938, in the year that Willie John Locke Jr was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1949, Willie was merely 11 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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