{"id":4188,"date":"2009-04-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/04\/grandson-is-not-impressed-with-walter-johnson-statue.html"},"modified":"2009-04-22T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T20:00:00","slug":"grandson-is-not-impressed-with-walter-johnson-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/04\/grandson-is-not-impressed-with-walter-johnson-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandson is not impressed with Walter Johnson statue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/3345\/3440537523_b093114dbc_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">DICK HELLER &#8211; <\/span><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/apr\/18\/johnsons-kin-argue-this-call\/\"><b>Johnson&#8217;s kin argue this call<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. 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