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Boston racial unrest prompts mayor call for calm and police action
In Roxbury and Mission Hill, roving groups of black youths attacked whites with rocks amid four days of citywide turmoil. Mayor White urged community leaders to heal divisions while Gov Dukakis pledged state aid. police bolstered patrols and prepared for possible further action as incidents and injuries were reported.
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Boston
UPI
Roxbury
Mission Hill
Kevin H. White
Michael
Dukakis
Carson Beach
White
National Guard
Robert J. diGrazia
JiGrazia
Orchard Park
NAACP
Thomas Atkins
Atkins
Carsor Beach
Bostar City Hospital
Frank Gravino
Graving
Committee Against Racism