Disappearance of Charles Hahner Under Investigation
Ottawa authorities probe the 8 year old Charles Hahner missing after he was last seen at Forest Park Swimming Pool around 4 30 pm Tuesday. Officials consider abduction or drowning in the nearby Marais des Cygnes River and seek a white man 20 to 30 years old, 5 7 to 5 10, about 170 pounds, with dark hair, who offered yard work to boys at the pool.
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Charles Hahner
Forest Park
Marais Des Cygnes
Oren Skiles
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Exchange Student Breaks Stereotypes in Ottawa Visit
Paty Barton, a Rotary Exchange student from Mexico, challenges American views by living with the Dennis family in Olathe, showing Mexicans share common routines after arriving in Ottawa. She teaches that many Mexicans grind corn, have varied families, and enjoy modern lifestyles alongside traditional culture.
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Don Lambert
Paty Barton
Paty
Mary Tyler Moore
Ottawa
Rotary Exchange
Chuck Dennis
Olathe
Dennis
Rotary Club
Rotary
Overbrook
Mexico
Paola
Rob Nichols
United States
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Arbitrator Favors Letter Carriers in Productivity Plan
An arbitrator rules the Kokomo plan to redraw routes and ensure eight hours of work per carrier prompts excessive overtime, backing the letter carriers union against a plan that could save Postal Service hundreds of millions annually. The ruling challenges the Portland variant and the Postal Service declined comment.
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Washington
Mozart Ratner
Letter Carriers’ Union
Postal Service
Kokomo
Ind
Sylvester Garrett
Portland
Ore
Mondale Named Carter's Vice President Pick
President candidate Jimmy Carter selects Sen. Walter Mondale as his running mate. Mondale praises Carter while confirming the choice at the Democratic National Convention. Carter says Mondale is best to lead if needed and plans to assign broad responsibilities to the vice presidency.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
Mondale
Royal Ballroom
Americana Hotel
Plains
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Minnesota
Americana
Joan
Tom
Missing Boy Sighting Sparks River Search
A composite drawing was made from witnesses description of a possible suspect after two girls saw a boy walk toward the river from the dike. Officers dragged the river twice with reserve officers along the banks and air search by a Kansas Bureau of Investigation aircraft. The boy, son of Margaret Hahner, is 4-1 tall, 60 pounds, with deep tan and dirty blond hair. He wore blue jeans, an orange tank top, and blue white sneakers. He was last seen at the pool around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, leaving at 4:30 p.m.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Fish and Game Commission
Jim Malson
KBI
Margaret Hahner
Syria Loses Its Soviet Connection
In Beirut the Soviet Union reportedly suspends arms shipments to Syria to pressure President Hafez Assad over actions against Palestinians and leftist Lebanese allies. As Safir claims leftists receive Soviet arms by sea despite a Syrian blockade amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
As Safir
Safir
Libya
Abdul Salam Jalloud
Damascus
Alexander Soldatov
Yasir Arafat
Kamal Jumblatt
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University of Kansas
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Southern Illinois
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