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Mr. Jerry

NPR
Published May 30, 1996 at 11:00 PM CDT

NPR's Murray Horwitz has a remembrance of Jerry King-- the founder of the King Charles Troupe-- a daring and funny circus act-- featuring unicyclists playing basketball while riding their cycles. Mr. King died this week in New York City.

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