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Coretta Scott King dead at 78


Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., died early this morning, former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young said today.

The 78-year-old Mrs. King died in her sleep. Bernice King, one of her daughters, found her about 1 a.m., said Young, a family friend and former King aide.

"It seemed as though she was resting when she passed away. Bernice thought she had had a rather difficult day yesterday and felt like she needed her rest. It wan't until early this morning that she [Bernice] went to check on her and saw she had apassed away."

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