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Yeah, yeah. The Berkeley plan integration 68 is reality today as Berkeley became the first major American city to achieve total integration in its public schools. The method is bussing in itself one of the most controversial issues before boards of education throughout this country. But Berkeley is

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out to prove that it works. And with the use of 25 busses, 3500 elementary Children began the commute to and from white and negro neighborhoods. Oxford is typical of a school in Berkeley's white middle class neighborhood last year, Oxford student body had one negro member today,

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40% of the 325 students are black. Principal, Mel Gartenberg is more than enthusiastic. Our first day was wonderful. Our Children were in the classrooms by 10:30 classes. We're working. My parents seem very pleased. Uhh Children were very excited and happy just a great day. What about

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some of the youngsters that were here last year and this is kind of a new experience for them, how they taking it Well, we found these Children meeting the new Children playing on the playfield playing ball before we even met them. So I think it's just,

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you know, as perfect as it could be. And I'm just looking forward to a wonderful year. I talked to some of these Children and they indicated that they were anxious to go to school, anxious to ride the bus and anxious to uh to be with different

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classmates. I thought the attitude of the community was was just unusually fine, excited. Yes, but ready for for school integration. We had a few little problems. In three or 4 instances a bus stop was missed. The parents reporting them accepted the situation in good humor in

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alternative transportation was found for the young people Been in the planning stages for 10 years now. Berkeley's junior high and high schools have been integrated for the last four years. As one Berkeley mother put it this morning. I think it's going to be a wonderful experience

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for the Children. I only wish that I had the same opportunity when I was young. Ed, hart Chiaro and tv news at Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley. All right, I'll do that. Mhm. Yeah. Don't you have a lunch bag? Mm hmm, fact. All right. Yeah, Yeah,

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yeah. Mhm failure.