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Studied For SchoolCfrtiiii fw Ptge 1market in from six to eight weeks.TRIP TO DETROITSchool officials have been in-vesturing the availability ol the 2S-acre industrial site for more than a month, and Ben-bow was sent to Detroit to find out if it would become available.Ben bow said G.M. officialstold him:If General Motors gets to the point of disposal of the Oakland Chevrolet site, and we are moving in that direction, we will give serious consideration to interest of the Oakland Public Schools in acquiring the site for school purposes, if expressed officially.”Carl B. Munck, chairman of the Board of Education's buildings and grounds committee, pointed out that the board’s action could only be “exploratory” because the district doesn’t have the funds to buy the site or build the school.He suggested, however, that the district negotiate for an option to purchase the property “if we are interested.”BREATHING SPACEHe noted this would give the district some time to investigate ways of financing site purchase or actual construction ofthe schoolIf budt, the school would be to relieve overcrowd-CAL. 1 sailju lt;denUni80.Rton.butfiveTabrneiwajPDaspethato t“fiiFAU“DCandbeeresBmeCmFardtha«ccur5uItiwP«Geto
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Oakland Tribune
Oakland, California, US
Wed, Oct 09, 1963
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