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Jackson's Public Viewing Set for Friday

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(Newser) – Michael Jackson’s body will be taken to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday for a public viewing the next day at the California site, CNN reports. A private memorial service will follow Sunday. Where the singer will be buried remains unknown, though the mayor of Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Ind., is in touch with the family in an effort have him buried there, said a rep.

A Gary memorial service is set for July 10, said Mayor Rudy Clay; for that event, “I believe that his body will lie in state in Gary. Now, it may not happen, but I believe it will,” he told a radio station.

Gary Mayor Rudy Clay joins mourners outside the boyhood home of pop star Michael Jackson Friday, June 26, 2009, in Gary, Ind.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay joins mourners outside the boyhood home of pop star Michael Jackson Friday, June 26, 2009, in Gary, Ind.   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/ Kevin Mazur, AEG/Getty Images)
Flowers, signs, and candles cover the ground on the side of the driveway at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Monday, June 29, 2009.
Flowers, signs, and candles cover the ground on the side of the driveway at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Monday, June 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
A Michael Jackson fan sits at a makeshift shrine for Michael Jackson, outside the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, where he was scheduled to play 50 shows from July 2009.
A Michael Jackson fan sits at a makeshift shrine for Michael Jackson, outside the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, where he was scheduled to play 50 shows from July 2009.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Fans take pictures of Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Monday, June 29, 2009.
Fans take pictures of Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Monday, June 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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DeniseVB
Jun 30, 09 2:11 PM CDT
This ought to be fun. Better call in backups, Santa Barbara's not that big. Reply
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hamsammichs
Jun 30, 09 9:01 PM CDT
Sounds like the mayor of Gary is looking for tourism money... Reply
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Newser001
Jun 30, 09 10:48 PM CDT
One word, creepy. What's wrong with remembering him for what he was, not is? Reply
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