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State Opposed

Mr. Johnson answered "On the
open housing, we are asking for
a resolution to this effect. The
state Attorney General has said
the matter is not a local one, but
we hope for an ordinance that
will last until overruled, and then
to seek a state one.

"Concerning the economic opportunity,
we want to blot out
tokenism. Merchants say they are
integrated, but they really are
not," he said. "Some people have
proposed a boycott; we hope,
however, to enter into committee
meetings with the merchants
and reach an agreement. If that
fails, we'll have to use legal
means."