Carter to mediate Kings’ property dispute

To settle a long-running ownership dispute over their father’s Nobel Prize and Bible, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have turned to a man who knows something about conflict negotiations: Jimmy Carter. The former president has agreed to serve as the King siblings’ mediator in a court battle over whether brothers Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III may sell their father’s possessions. Their sister, Bernice King, has argued the items are sacred and should remain with the family. President Carter and the Kings expressed optimism in statements issued Monday that resolution for this and other matters is within reach.

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DAVIS TURNER / GETTY IMAGES Former President Jimmy Carter’s peace-brokering resume includes a 1979 treaty between Egypt and Israel and agreements between the U.S. and Russia over arms control. “I am honored to be working with the King family in an effort to resolve the...