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GEORGIA

King’s widow to have viewing at state Capitol

ATLANTA — Coretta Scott King will be given a public viewing in the rotunda of the Georgia Capitol at the governor’s invitation, her family announced yesterday.

In a statement, the King family announced funeral plans for the widow of Martin Luther King that include a viewing at the Capitol tomorrow; a viewing Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King’s longtime pulpit; and a funeral Tuesday at a 10,000-seat Baptist church in suburban Atlanta where the Kings’ youngest child, Bernice, is a minister.

Mrs. King, 78, died Tuesday at an alternative medicine clinic in Mexico where she had sought treatment for advanced ovarian cancer.

MASSACHUSETTS

Teen sought in gay-bar attack

NEW BEDFORD — A young man dressed all in black went on a rampage at a homosexual bar with a hatchet and a gun early yesterday, wounding three patrons in what police said appeared to be a hate crime.

One victim was in critical condition with head wounds.

Police searched for Jacob D. Robida, 18, who was wanted on charges of attempted murder, assault and civil-rights violations.

According to court papers, Mr. Robida’s mother told police that he briefly stopped by the house less than an hour after the brawl and was bleeding from the head.

A woman in the bar recognized Mr. Robida as a current or former student at New Bedford High School, according to court papers.

ALABAMA

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