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Memorial for King to begin with $1.5 million grant
Vice President Mondale announces a $1.5 million federal grant to start the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Atlanta, boosting the $8.5 million Freedom Hall project. The center, next to Ebenezer Church and King's Auburn Avenue birthplace, will take about two years to build and will include offices, a library, auditorium, and exhibition space.
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