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Carter en route to Norway for Nobel ceremony

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Posted 11:18AM on Saturday 7th December 2002 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - Former president Jimmy Carter is on his way to Norway Saturday for the ceremony at which he will be presented with the Nobel Prize for Peace. <br> <br> Carter&#39;s wife Rosalyn organized a surprise send-off for him in their hometown of Plains. About 300 Georgia high school students were there. In addition, more than 20,000 schoolchildren from across the state sent cards of congratulations. <br> <br> Carter arrives in Oslo Sunday for three days of celebration. On Monday, there will be a dinner with the awards committee. Then on Tuesday, Carter will have an audience with Norway&#39;s King Harald the Fifth and later receive his prize along with this year&#39;s other recipients.

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