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{ Ral 1 ^ The memory of Dr g~ Martin Luther King, Jr., jg and the quest for full 2 employment are the rally-g ing points for a five-day 4 *0 observance of the slain g* civil rights leader's birth. day in Atlanta from Jan [fj uary 12-16. g Sponsoring the program Ja is the Martin Luther King ^ Jr. Center for Social ij Change, announced center president Mrs. Coretta ' Scott King. "This January's observance is particularly significant," Mrs^King said,' 1 * since it will be the tenth annual celebration we have held since my husband's death." Theme for the birthday celebration is "An Agenda for the Nation ? The Quest for Human Rights in a Full Employment Economy." ? "No issue today needs more attention than that of full employment," said Mrs. King. "There will . never be full equality of opportunity for everyone until our society considers it a moral obligation tc take whatever steps are nPTOQaarv f A miownw*"/* ~ .wvvuuua j w gucucuikCC CI decent job to everyone who wants a job." "As the more blatant discrimination barriers were knocked down in the Fifties and Sixtiejs by the Movement, Martin . focused more and more attention on the real problem which has deprived Blacks of full equality: economic opportunity and security.'' Events Include: A Kickoff Rally Thursday evening, January 12, at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Vernon Jordan, executive director of the National Urban League, will be ttle featured speaker. ***The Labor/Management/Government Awards Breakfast Friday morning, January 13, during which key leaders will be honored with Social Responsibility Awards. Also Friday, a daylong conference on full - employment with speakers addressing the issue of rising unemployment, especially among the young and minorities. Keynote speaker is Rep. Augustus _ Hawkins, D-Calif. , Also Friday, Cultu IPbhv i i /y /or Dr. li ral Night featuring Ossie Davis, Alex Haley, author of "Roots," historian Lerone Bennett, and Stephanie Mills, star of the Broadway show, "The Wiz." ?**A theological semi- 7~ naf of Dr. King and the Social Ministry A midnight candlelight pilgrimage to Dr. King's crypt, located adjacent to Ebenezer Baptist Church, where there will be a reaffirmation service, sponsored by the National Council of Churches. "Saturday, ^January?14r for pi You won convenien machine th 24-hour-aday=a^wee And you banking m< a broader r services. Y< deposit, wii and transfe IV Member F 0 I C 2ng, Jr. PI activities include: ***Ecumenical Service with Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., pastor emeritus of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Nonviolent Peace Prize Luncheon to be AwnrHftH tin a nprsnn nfirCK TT ul VK vvt W CI t/Ui OVII | t/v? sons or organization "for a struggle or contribution to nonviolent struggle which is so basically just that it is beyond surrender, so essentially nonviolent that it cannot countenance hate, so elemental in its human purpose that ^r-all people are the ultimate-:": '?1 Wachoi is the all-d banking eoplewhotl i't find a more in checking t banking accounts, r lan Wachovia's Master Cha day, seven andgetacc kTefterIL ~ Information won't find a And Telle achine that offers easy, with a ange of ou can ^Mi ki 1 - - [nurdw r money I iy J Sfej iSfcfc8 *' :"; 'M 33B fl mrWT* Waci 'anned in. beneficiaries r of its quest.'* Tribute to Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey Sunday activities include: Church services around the world, ,comMartin Luther King Jr. ?p > ounaay. Interfaith Service at Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta, with Dr. Benjamin Mays as main speaker. , Benefit Concert at the Omni, sponsored by _UBb.itecQD?s. .-.. -r :t. "I.: fia Teller I ay, every da machine... lon't like ma j and savings screen that s nake loan and to do. irge payments But you'll r :ount balance great Teller]] ITA1I you ne r D makes it so Wachovia ch special viewing account and Bank Gi> IAnyti w ^^Kx% > BplnPS Hy? ':* ." 'I I: H lovia mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, i -*+rjr '?,.7>Hfr " .?^t Atlanta ~ Monday, January 16, activities: t Youth rally at noon in the Atlanta University complex. Community rally at 3:00 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Auburn Avenue during which Martin Luther King Community Service Awards will be given Atlanta residents for their work in __wvit 3UI HITS. " ' iy=?= chines. >hows you what lever know how [is until you try >disa? lecking .in?i? a wacnovia ing Card. /e Teller Ha try. me. '7"~ . 4 ' BHHHk
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