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Abstract: Ed Baumeister introduces the newscast. Louis Lyons reads the news headlines. An angry crowd gathers at South Boston High School following the stabbing of a student. Judy Stoia reports on the stabbing of a white student at South Boston High School. Stoia reports that Louise Day Hicks tried to calm the gathered crowd which threatened the safety of the African American students inside the school. Greg Pilkington reports on the atmosphere at the Bayside Mall in Dorchester, where buses delivered African American students who were trapped in South Boston High School. Report includes footage of angry students and parents addressing the camera. Peggy Murrell reports on the reactions of Thomas Atkins (President, NAACP) and Mel King (State Representative) to the violence at South Boston High School. Atkins and King say that schools should be shut down if the safety of African American students cannot be assured. Pam Bullard analyzes school desegregation at South Boston High School from the beginning of the school year up to the present. Stoia reports on the atmosphere at Hyde Park High School following the previous day's stabbing at South Boston High School. Stoia notes that one hundred students staged a walk-out at Hyde Park High School to protest the stabbing at South Boston High School; that the atmosphere at Hyde Park High School is less tense than the atmosphere at South Boston High School. Bullard reports on a special hearing before Judge Arthur Garrity to discuss measures to control violence at South Boston High School. Bullard notes that the Boston School Committee is due to file in court a desegregation plan for the next school year; that the School Committee risks being held in contempt of court if a plan is not filed. Bullard's report includes footage of John Coakley (Boston School Department) discussing school programs under next year's school desegregation plan. Baumeiseter comments on the lack of a response from either Kevin White (Mayor, City of Boston) or Frank Sargent (Governor, State of Massachusetts) to the previous day's violence at South Boston High School.

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