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Source: NPR "Morning Edition"

Roundup

12-31-69

Saying Farewell to Coretta Scott King [4min]

Funeral services are held Tuesday for the first lady of the civil rights movement, Coretta Scott King. The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. died last week at the age of 78. President Bush and a long list of dignitaries will attend the services. Juan Williams and Steve Inskeep report.

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