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Nation Honors Rev King Across the Nation on Holiday
The Associated Press reports ceremonies nationwide honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King’s family laid a wreath at his Atlanta tomb while Philadelphia bells tolled and thousands protested Arizona’s governor over rescinding a King holiday. In New York City hecklers blocked Mayor Koch and protesters clogged Lower Manhattan. In Oklahoma City police noted cross burnings. King III urged continued progress at Ebenezer Church as Coretta Scott King attended with candidates Simon and Jackson.
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