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Plan to pay off King Papers wins council approval

Jul. 20, 2009
The Atlanta City Council has cleared the way for a civil and human rights museum to pay off $11.5 million on a loan so it can acquire display rights to thousands of documents of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Private fundraising had slowed efforts in a bad...
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King papers go public

ATLANTA, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A significant portion of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers went public in Atlanta Tuesday, officials said.

Two King siblings sue a third

ATLANTA, July 11 (UPI) -- Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother to get an accounting of their parents' estate.

MLK III's wife delivers baby girl

ATLANTA, May 26 (UPI) -- The first grandchild of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is a 7.5-pound girl named Yolanda Renee King, the family said in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King papers in dispute

ATLANTA, April 3 (UPI) -- The family of Martin Luther King Jr. claims ownership of a collection of his papers that has come to light in Atlanta.

Coretta, Martin buried together at last

ATLANTA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The body of Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was buried next to her husband in Atlanta, 10 months after her death. Workers built a larger crypt to replace the former crypt that housed King's body in the center of th

M.L. King's widow makes surprise visit

ATLANTA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Guests at an Atlanta commemorative dinner for the late civil rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr., had a surprise visit from his widow, Coretta Scott King.

Atlanta bans panhandlers in tourist areas

ATLANTA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- An Atlanta City Council vote to ban panhandling in two areas of the city sparked vocal protests and arrests -- including that of a former city councilman.

Martin Luther King Center in disrepair

ATLANTA, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The National Park Service says the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta is in a state of disrepair and needs fixing. The 24-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the final resting place of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., needs $11.6 mi

Street loses Martin Luther King name

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla., April 27 (UPI) -- The Zephyrhills City Council has voted to change newly named Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue back to its original name, Sixth Avenue.

First lady Laura Bush honors King legacy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) --
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler