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Mesa Tribune in Mesa, Arizona

16 Jan 1994

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Mesa Tribune

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Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

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Jan 16, 1994

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5

King Day Works for Acceptance Across Nation

The New York Times reports the Martin Luther King Jr holiday, first celebrated in 1986, still struggles for broad national acceptance. Observances vary widely from sunrise services to gun buybacks, with only about 22 percent of businesses giving it as a paid holiday and 18 percent among Fortune 500 firms.

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Groups dwarf Klan rallies across several states

Counter-demonstrators outnumbered Ku Klux Klansmen at state capitol protests against the Martin Luther King Jr holiday. In Columbus, Little Rock, Topeka, Montgomery, Tallahassee, and Austin, crowds prevented violence as Klansmen spoke amid drumbeats, snowballs, and cold weather. no arrests or injuries were reported.

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