January 16, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 88) • Page Image 3
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 16, 1979-Page 3 '1 A i } F YOU SEE E PP CL WDA King 's birthday Yesterday marked Martin Luther King's fiftieth birthday. It was the first time that the state celebrated January 15 as an official holiday - though it seems the day wasn't celebrated uniformly across the state. State offices were closed as were banks. Children were given a half day of school in commemoration of the black civil rights leader's l...…