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After NYC boy vanished, era of anxiety was born

thumbnail NEW YORK (AP) - A generation of sheltered American children grew up in the shadow of anxiety that fell over this country one day in 1979, when a little boy with a charming grin vanished from a Manhattan street corner. They never knew his name or saw that angelic-looking face. But their parents would never forget it. For some, their caution was simply a result of what they read in news reports. Oth...