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Joseph Jankunas 1920 - 1987

Joseph Jankunas of Newark, Essex County, NJ was born on April 23, 1920, and died at age 67 years old on December 12, 1987.

Joseph Jankunas

Newark, Essex County, NJ 07105

April 23, 1920

December 12, 1987

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April 23, 1920

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1987

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December 12, 1987

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Joseph Jankunas lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.

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In 1920, in the year that Joseph Jankunas 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 1935, at the age of only 15 years old, Joseph was alive 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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