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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION San Antenio, Texas “ January 31, 19639 a ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE IN RIC GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION COXCERNING - Som ~~ ~—* . |: Guey ErTECRE LEPeivs EDINBURG, Tex. CUPID) — A'and goverament housing proj-'He claimed ths s:rike the-. cuck newer and ysunzer grosp of ¢C. . GOO farm worntrs out cl tae farm Laon attivis:s has moved L Let BY STUDENT eles for uate dz3s, anc =-d2d . imen oh . . ,' Leader of the prosp, now with 25 ~ew cartroc.. fer ice sro the Lower Rio Grande Vale pesccugrcered in EC:nburg, is Mledaiiag utes. keyathe scene two years €8° Belcemar Velasquez, 2, a sea “We've piowe a le ic one Of a dimer orgcnizing battle be- ior sociology student ar Bluff.year,” he god. “We'v: got wean Cauforme labor jeader.ton Colege. in Ohio. labour 03 meniberk in the Val Cesar Chavez and mzion and ASsec if he iniescec inis ley now, anc_our isc is to cet Ft sciadle Ceuniy. growers da Stary S97NS tO Carry the ery of “Hu- thom involved political aad: 210." a SiTIKE — NO ihe Mion SOClal mOventors. The tnree ” Tala lime, the yoonz organize sits =rounc Ric Grand Ciiv unions have get to came wget era WHE iske ang dseld under WhEre Texas Rangers bailec er and bring uw ibe own sup tie barnes of the Farm Lato: Siemers of Coavez’ Uniced port” Orgcnizing Commiuee (FLOC), Farm Workers Organizing Com-, The “three uriors,” ke said, wih demands for core than!miltee (UFWOC) in 1966 an dare bis own, oor UF WOC, icone -o- ‘merely wage increases for m!1867, be answered: “I don't see ied by Cesz> Chavez—tks lator ; grast workers. and with a'how anybody can do acyvning leader retind the Delano,’ Pi-iwsoshy sharply eritica! whee “heen me een te - Lee geeret of G8. anere’s ao Sunpert. were, Call, grape bowcoit agroni =, such feceral programs as the "Gt ye orgalized mifiicieotiy toland “Obreres Uneen.” Uahed. Office of Foonemie Oppornmiry,>ack a siz-ke.” 5 COCUMOG: Cousaing deithe: re¢ommenaztions ’ concizsions of ihe FSi. it is the propecty th2 Foi and ts laem-c to vour azsency; it and contents are mi te be distributed outside af agency . iWorkme= @reancaec 2 Wiscer' Thea, wits candor, he acced.isin by Jez:+ Sats 1 “I've also been known w Ee w: UNITY NELSED ; Bewspe eT reporters.” | He said all three now brve: CNE FACT SURE * ‘representatives in t£e Valey,! On fzst stcod enconiested. ‘and that bs Acsec to cnity. The Valley. already familiar’ them in the comrcn soa’ of “2° With the Sinemess of picketise!f-suticesi: comunity” lines and barrassed farmers,; Velacguet Fi'. be brocgs: 8 faced st another season of staf! of nine wie. Ean co Edie Agitation among the migrants.borz. All ave cobleze stoderc. whe have been picking and cul-jand al ars ve.erans 67 the Gia livaiing the area's Craps for/confrontajon, Velasquez, who years. | srew Lp in a filgrant famuy, Velasquez said bis organiza-‘indicated thar kis grozp’s ider tion was fcunded last year in a'of arganizauon was one teat did someumnes violent confron:ation ‘not inciués depeocence an ici Wild tem:0 growers in O81 o.jeral funds. . |-il® 2. 0