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Merl R Landis 1924 - 2003

Merl R Landis of Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, PA was born on October 17, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on December 21, 2003.
Merl R Landis
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, PA 17022
October 17, 1924
December 21, 2003
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  • 10/17
    1924

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    October 17, 1924
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  • 12/21
    2003

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    December 21, 2003
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    Merl R Landis lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1924, in the year that Merl R Landis was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1938, Merl was only 14 years old when 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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