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A statement given by Mayor Kevin H. White on the problems with the Racial Imbalance Law and laying out the framework for his own desegregation plan

Mayor Kevin White wrote a brief general letter to a resident of New York concerning Boston Busing. The mayor indicated that his main concern was student safety. He thanked the resident for their suggestions.

Mayor Kevin White thanked the resident of Florida for the book they provided. He encouraged the resident to keep their faith and ask questions about the busing situation.

Mayor Kevin White forwarded the letter from a resident of Inglewood, California and thanked them for writing.

Mayor Kevin White responded to a resident of Dalton, Georgia, He agreed that Boston needed to seek peace and stated that Boston was looking into alternatives to forced busing.

A general letter response from Mayor Kevin White to a resident of Nottingham, England. White emphasized the importance of safety and resources fro the state and national governments.

These notes pertain to a Dorchester resident who asked why the taxpayers had to pay for busing. Mayor White clarified that state representatives vetoed a proposal for state funding of busing.

This note mentions that the hostess of the coffee klatch introduced Mayor White to her son who "'will be bused this fall.'" She also asked the mayor what would "happen if children were brought back the Murphy School." She asked him, "how many empty…

Notes from Mayor White's office, which concern a Dorhcester resident. She asked the mayor about the possibility of withholding their property taxes that go to schools. She also felt that she would get into grouble for speaking out against busing.

Notes from Mayor White's office which note a constituent's concern that the city might change when only 30% of the school population is white.