California Students Stop Sit-In; University Agrees to Negotiations

More than 2500 students at the University of California at Berkeley ended their marathon sit-down last night, as President Clark Kerr announced that the University would negotiate their demands next Monday.

Jack Weinberg, a leader of protests against recent university restrictions on campus political activity, had been imprisoned in the back seat of a patrol car for 32 hours at sunset last night. Thousands of his compatriots were sitting on all sides of the car preventing police from moving it.

Non-Violent

With the exception of a few minor incidents, the massive demonstrations have remained non-violent. But student leaders, who yesterday climbed atop the battered university police car to address their cohorts, warned of police attempts to break up the crowd and remove Weinberg in the wee hours of the morning.

More than 250 Berkeley police and Alameda County sheriff's deputies were present as student leaders mounted the patrol car to announce the settlement.

The students demanded Weinberg's release, and the immediate reinstatement of four persons suspended from the university Wednesday night. The suspended students had defied a university ban on soliciting membership and funds for political organizations on campus.

University officials said that last night Weinberg would be taken to police headquarters, booked, and released. Student leaders hope that Monday's negotiations will see the reinstatement of the eight suspended students. However, if their demands are not met, leaders warned that they will renew demonstrations.

Today is parents' day at Berkeley, and university officials were said to be worried about the school's image if the demonstrations weren't stopped before the visitors arrived.