MacataimeshekiakiakSauk leaderBorn: 1768Birthplace: Saukenuk, Ill. In the late 18th century, the Indians of the upper Mississippi Valley witnessed the replacement of the relatively sympathetic…
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TV news reporter, anchor A graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, MO, Zahn began reporting for WFAA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Dallas. In 1979 she moved to San Diego to work for the CBS affiliate…