King legacy and rumors shadow anniversary of King holiday
Leaders and historians mark the 20th King National Holiday recalling Dr King as a durable pillar of civil rights. Tyrone Brooks and John Lewis defend his legacy while author Taylor Branch revisits alleged affairs and clashes with colleagues in At Canaan's Edge.
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Justice
Dr. King
Tyrone Brooks
Georgia
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Jackson
Ralph David Abernathy
Taylor Branch
Canaan’s Edge
Branch
Coretta Scott King
John Lewis
D-Ga
Lewis
Washington
Poll shows King holiday stay strong with black turnout
A nationwide poll finds nearly a fourth of Americans plan to commemorate King's birthday with strong black participation and a broad belief that King should be honored as a federal holiday. Whites trail in planned observance while church services and volunteer projects drive involvement. Leaders defend the holiday as service not shopping, noting ongoing debates over King Center's future and the Civil Rights legacy.
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Macon
Sandy Smith
Medford
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D-Ga
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Julian Bond
NAACP
King
William Boone
Clark Atlanta University
Boone
Dren
Dexter
Yolanda
Christine King Farris
Martin Luther King III
Bernice
Martin III
Law fades in Greenwood County amid meth crackdown mixed results
State officials report meth lab seizures fell in the last half of 2004 and 2005 after the Samuels Law, from 216 to 101, a 53 percent drop. Sedgwick County saw fewer labs and dump sites, while Greenwood County shows slower impact. Undersheriff Clark notes ongoing labs and drug activity as the law remains new. Scott Cheever faces the death penalty for Samuels murder connected to a meth lab.
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Phill Kline
Kline
Sedgwick County
Greg Pollock
Sedgwick
Greenwood County
Cheever
Students travel Europe trip broadens world classroom
A 40 member Dodge City group will tour England France Belgium the Netherlands Germany and Switzerland with three days living with a British family They will visit Buckingham Palace the Eiffel Tower and a Belgian chocolate maker and study D Day beaches as part of a Europe oriented education The six thousand dollar trip is funded by selling food and fundraising and is aimed at expanding geographic knowledge beyond maps and classrooms. students prepare through monthly meetings on Europe's history culture and customs.
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England
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Germany
Switzerland
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Eiffel Tower
Normandy
D-Day
Guerrero
Dodge City
Europe
Kells
United Kingdom
Teens Run Casino Fundraiser Nets Big Pot for Mission Trips
Youth group at a church hosted a casino fundraiser with a chili supper auction and mice races to support mission trips for kids. Shalia Guy oversaw the blackjack bank while Kristina Marez and Leslie George bet seven thousand one hundred dollars on a green mouse, joking about Kentucky Derby readiness.
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Shalia Guy
Guy
Kristina Marez
Leslie George
Marez
George
Bush marks day with gospel and viewing Emancipation Proclamation
President Bush celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by attending a gospel performance and viewing the original Emancipation Proclamation at the National Archives. He spoke of Lincoln and King, then biked at a Secret Service facility before attending the Let Freedom Ring event at the Kennedy Center with Yolanda Adams and a Georgetown University choir.
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National Archives
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Martin Luther King
Secret Service
Beltsville
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En City, KS
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Habla Espanol
E. Fulton Terrace
Kennedy Center
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Dennis Perryman
Kansas
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Malcom X
Medgar Evers
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