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Since 1974, when Federal Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. ordered the beginning of Boston public school desegregation with the busing of thousands of black and white students, the school system has been in turmoil. From virtually no busing at all, the city was soon busing 60% of its students...
New Right leaders, however, are peeved that most of Reagan's appointments have been mainstream Republicans. Declares Viguerie: "It's been the Wall Street and country club Republicans running this Administration. Conservatism has not even been tried." They are also angry that not a single item on their...
* Robert R. Kiley. The only candidate who is not a Boston native, Kiley is also the only contender to have had significant experience in administration. He was White's deputy mayor from 1972 to 1975 and helped implement court-ordered busing in 1974. He managed the MTA for four years...
Observers say that racism will most likely manifest itself in housing and education related issues. Poorer tenants, a large proportion of whom are minorities, have little protection against real estate developers who have been driving up rents. And public schooling has lost much of its white constituency over the issue...
"In 1975 the findings were that Boston school were segregated--certain students went to certain schools because of their race," DiCara explains. "The proposed remedy--the busing orders--was not a remedy. Busing didn't make any sense and people bolted the school system."