Protests against the Vietnam War and urban unrest rattle the nation and have a devastating impact on the city of Detroit. In William (Bill) Baldwin’s “President’s Report,” he acknowledges frustration with the magnitude of problems in both the country and the world. Baldwin then reconfirms the foundation’s duty to fulfill a sense of hope through supporting “some long-established social welfare institutions.” He states that Kresge will maintain its bricks and mortar strategy through “gifts of buildings and extraordinary equipment to the major problems of the time, in the hope that creative minds can use the given facilities and equipment as instruments to the advantage of mankind.” In July, Detroit sees the deadliest and most destructive of the decade’s urban rebellions leave 43 dead, nearly 400 families homeless and damages estimated at up to $45 million.