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Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Grips Nation and World
The abduction of Charles Lindbergh Jr. shocks America and arouses global sympathy. President Hoover orders informed briefing, federal agents join state police, and a nationwide manhunt expands across New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and beyond. Congress considers speeding kidnapping as a federal offense with death penalty options.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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