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The hero's nightmare

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Charles Lindbergh's baby son, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr, was kidnapped on March 1932. Lindbergh's popularity as one of the country's pioneer aviators contributed to an outpouring of support from the public. The search for his son's kidnappers led to one of the largest manhunts in the US history.

Author: Berg, A. Scott
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
Analysis, Crimes against, Behavior, Air pilots, Aircraft pilots, Kidnapping, Lindbergh, Charles A.

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San Diego's football hero

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Seay was shot by gang members in 1988 while trying to save his niece's life. Seay, who was playing college football at the time, decided to continue playing, even though he lost a kidney. He was a top player for the Chargers in 1994 and played in the Super Bowl in Jan 1995.

Author: McAdam, Claudia Cangilla
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1995
Biography, Interview, Personalities, Football players, San Diego Chargers, Seay, Mark

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Elegy for a hero

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A journalist who met Cesar Chavez when he was a teenager and later covered the activities of his United Farm Workers Union describes the experience of attending Chavez' funeral.

Author: Foster, Douglas
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1993
Officials and employees, Column, Appreciation, Chavez, Cesar, United Farm Workers

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