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Battle to Block King Holiday May Have Hurt Helms at Home
The Washington Post (1974-Current file) - Washington, D.C.
Author: By Helen Dewar Washington Post Staff Writer
Date: Oct 23, 1983
Start Page: A2
Pages: 1
Text Word Count: 1079

RALEIGH -- Even his critics concede that Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) was on a bit of a roll with the home folks before the slam-bang windup last week to his foredoomed Senate floor fight against a national holiday for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

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