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Article: Ceremony marks renaming of Los Angeles post office in honor of Ray Charles
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- August 25, 2005
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PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
08-25-2005
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
The warm voice of Ray Charles filled the neighborhood near his recording studio during a ceremony christening a post office in his name.
As Charles' rendition of "America the Beautiful" rang out over speakers, family, friends and associates watched Wednesday as workers unveiled the new Ray Charles Station post office sign.
"My hopes are that the naming of this post office facility is only the first of many tributes for a man who started from nowhere to end up a national treasure and global phenomenon," said Congresswoman Diane Watson of California, who sponsored the federal bill to rename the post office.
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