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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated in Birmingham News. Dr. King soared to fame when he came to the help of Rosa Parks, the Montgomery, Alabama Black seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus to a White passenger. In those days American Blacks were confined to positions of second-class citizenship by restrictive laws and customs. Within 13 years from 1955 to his death in 1968 he was able to expound, expose, and extricate America from many wrongs. Birmingham News

Israeli PM says Palestinian referendum meaningless (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dismissed a referendum on a Palestinian statehood proposal as "meaningless" in an interview with British newspapers published on Saturday.

Student newspapers sue to publish ads for alcohol (New River Current)

Student newspapers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia are suing for the right to publish ads for alcohol. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on behalf of the papers.

College newspapers sue over ban on alcohol ads (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Student newspapers at two Virginia universities filed a lawsuit this week challenging state regulations that prohibit them from running ads for alcoholic beverages.

Stephens Media Group buys five Arkansas newspapers (KPUA Hilo)

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Stephens Media Group, the owner of the Big Island's two major daily newspapers, has announced the purchase of five central Arkansas newspapers from Magie Enterprises.

Group buys five Arkansas newspapers (Reno Gazette-Journal)

LAS VEGAS -- Stephens Media Group has announced the purchase of five central Arkansas newspapers from Magie Enterprises, a family-owned publishing company that has been operating for more than 50 years.

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