This issue is said to raise many questions about the capacity of the federal courts to resolve major social problems. What happens in Boston is said to be important because it is a salvageable city in that it has not yet "tipped" with blacks making up only about 17 percent of city population and less than 40 percent public school enrollment. [Available from Commonweal Publishing Company, 232 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.] (Author/AM)