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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjad,mr4  
,kirk 7= himself & ,mr4 ,durb97 submitt$
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agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+      
,septemb] #f1 #bjad1 z ,ev]ett          
,mc,kinley ,dirks5 & ,m>igold ,day4     
,:]eas ! great ,s5ator ,ev]ett          
,mc,kinley ,dirks5 ( ,pek91 ,ill9ois1   
has pass$ f ! halls ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,capitol2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,s5ators wi%  
to honor ,s5ator ,dirks52 ,:]eas1 ^u !  
pass+ ( ,s5ator ,dirks51 8 contempor>ies
 & pe]s /at$ t-- 7#a7 ,s5ator ,dirks5-- 
7,a7 provid$ sage advice & c\nsel &     
:olehe>t$ wisdom2  7,b7 provid$ support 
t made ! civil rights legislation ( !   
#aifjs a fact r ?an a dream dur+ t      
decade2 &  7,c7 0 kn[n z an ,am]ican :o 
cultivat$ a high s5se ( honor2 &  7#b7  
:5 ,s5ator ,dirks5 spoke1 ! c\ntry      
li/5$1 & 8 eloqu5ce 0 a s\rce ( national
 /r5g?2 ,:]eas1 z ! obitu>y = ,s5ator   
,dirks5 9 ! ,new ,york ,times not$1     

,s5ator ,dirks5 0 ev] con/ant to !      
m>igold1 :i* he s\ght to make ! national
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,:]eas1 z ,s5ator ,dirks5 said on !     
,s5ate floor on ,april #ag1 #aifg1 !    
m>igold is a native ( ,nor? ,am]ica & c 
9 tru? & 9 fact be call$ an ,am]ican    
fl[]2 ,:]eas1 z ,s5ator ,dirks5 said 9 t
 spee*1 ! m>igold is national 9 "*1 = x 
gr[s & ?rives 9 e "o ( ! fifty /ates (  
?is nation2 ,:]eas1 z ,s5ator ,dirks5   
said 9 t spee*1 ! m>igold's robu/ness   
reflects ! h>dihood & "* ( ! g5]ations  
:o pione]$ & built ?is l& into a great  
nation2 ,:]eas1 beg9n+ 9 #aigc1 ,pek9   
has held ! ,pek9 ,m>igold ,fe/ival ea*  
ye> to honor ,pek9's favorite son1      
,s5ator ,ev]ett ,mc,kinley ,dirks52 &   
,:]eas ! #dj? ,pek9 ,m>igold ,fe/ival w 
be held dur+ ! fir/ week ( ,septemb]    
#bjad1 :i* includes ,saturday1 ,septemb]
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designates ,septemb] #f1 #bjad1 z       
,ev]ett ,mc,kinley ,dirks5 & ,m>igold   
,day4