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Former Viking, court justice Alan Page among 7 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON — Alan Page, the former Viking and Minnesota Supreme Court justice, is among seven people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor for a civilian, the White House announced Saturday.

Other recipients include the wife of a major Republican Party donor, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth.

Trump will also posthumously recognize the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Medals are going to Miriam Adelson, a doctor and wife of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a Republican donor; Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is retiring after more than 41 years in the U.