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Bette Karolyn Ward 1921 - 2012

Bette Karolyn Ward was born on March 5, 1921, and died at age 91 years old on May 11, 2012. Bette Ward was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section Q Site 864 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bette Karolyn Ward.
Bette Karolyn Ward
March 5, 1921
May 11, 2012
Female
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  • 03/5
    1921

    Birthday

    March 5, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/11
    2012

    Death

    May 11, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Willamette National Cemetery Section Q Site 864 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1921, in the year that Bette Karolyn Ward was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1935, she was merely 14 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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