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O° UNITt. STATES DEPARI MENT GF GUL 1 is FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATI®:: Sar Antsnioc heovember 1 ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM VORKERS STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS ~- INFORMATION CONCESNING The Monitor, an evening newspaper published at McAllen, Texas,under date of November 13, 1968, contained the following information: Members and backers of the Mexican-American Youth Organization (MAYO) planned to show up at the Edcouch-Elsa High School tonight to air their grievances but the school board was not expected to be around to hear them. MAYO drafted 15 "demands" and two "recommnendaticns"” to be presented to the trustees charging among other things "blatant discrimination." Billie Cellum, Board President, said MAYS representatives had requested a special meeting teright ts present their requests. Uowever, Callum advised the grout trustees would "listen to their complainis"” at the next regular session at 8:00 p.m. Monday. The list of demands and recommendations were discussed by the MAYO group and sympathizers at. a Monday night session held in the Elsa Community Busiding, 1 was reported. State senator Joe Bernal of San Antonio, and Richard Avena, San Antonio member of -the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, addressed a large group of students and parents at the Moncay night meeting. Bernal said he was asked to come down here like the Texan Rangers were invited. His reference was to old complaints involving rangers who assisted Starr County euthoriries in bare : labor strife with the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. COPIES DPSTAOYED y * ae 7 ; / f’ £ 3. FEB 9 1971 fie. C