City Officials Split Over School Busing Policy Debate
National League of Cities and U S Conference of Mayors avoid policy on court ordered desegregation busing at meetings in Boston and Miami Beach amid protests. Republicans and Democrats defer action, citing the issue as for independent boards and not the best use of city resources. The piece notes tainted debates and the need for study before any position. The article ends with a unrelated tidbit: the largest U S postage stamp issue occurred in 1971 with Nativity scene stamps.