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Ten O'Clock News
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Laval Wilson, Michael Dukakis, John Nucci visit and speak at South Boston High day after Judge Arthur Garrity ends receivership of Boston Public Schools to achieve court ordered desegregation. They meet faculty and tour classrooms. Ray Flynn, Jerome Wynegar. Joseph Casper complains about their grandstanding. South Boston residents across street protest the visit, calling Flynn hypocrite because he first opposed busing but now congratulates its success ten years later. Women hold bumper stickers that say Give it back Mike. One woman says The wound is still open, it'll always be open. Jim Kelly for reelection to city council banner.Length: 21.00 reporter: VaillancourtJerome Wynegar (Headmaster, South Boston High School) welcomes Laval Wilson (Superintendent of Schools), John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee), Ray Flynn (Mayor, City of Boston), Gerry D'Amico (State Senator), and Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) to South Boston High School. Gerard Indelicato (Special Assistant to the Governor), Ed Doherty (President, Boston Teacher's Union) and Kathleen Kelly (former President, Boston Teachers' Union) are also present. Dukakis addresses a group of students in the au…
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WGBH
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public broadcasting, AAPB, Laval Wilson, Michael Dukakis, John Nucci, Arthur Garrity, Ray Flynn, Jerome Wynegar, Joseph Casper, Gerry D'Amico, Gerard Indelicato, Ed Doherty, Kathleen Kelly, South Boston High School, Boston Public Schools, Boston Teachers Union, school desegregation, forced busing
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