diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/NEWS b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/NEWS
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+Release CDT-3.0
+
+	* Memory View support (bug 73168)
+		- removed the classes and interfaces used by the old memory view
+		- added support for the Memory view provided by Eclipse 3.1
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/NEWS b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/NEWS
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+Release CDT-3.0
+
+	* Memory View (bug 73168)
+		- removed the old memory view
+		- added support for the Memory view provided by Eclipse 3.1