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Atlanta elects Maynard Jackson first black big city mayor
In Atlanta a 60 percent turnout elected Maynard Jackson, 35, the first black mayor of a major southern city, defeating Sam Massell amid white flight warnings. Wyche Fowler beat Hosea Williams for the city council, while a court challenge paused official results. Contrasting note: four bodies identified after Vancouver to Seattle flight.
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Charles Weltner
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