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Cesar Chavez — Part 3

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 15, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 106 pages OCR'd
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ao” tne KENNITH OR. CLARK tthe colomas | “challenged—ihefaher all.” { He maid he was ‘act at aT } PHARR — A Umted Church paternalisuc -patiern — a pal-| Krueger said be was given bitter abou. bis linng, inai he ‘of Christ minster who was 8 tern which really keeps people|no formal reacon for hisided to remain in theen = | vecnira!” figure, am tbe Starr in servitude and a kind aljdischarge, which he said he di¢:ilended to remain in the y wrouniv fart, labor dispute two slavery.” not believe refiected the feeling: Valley, and te conJaue his work 'yeams ago said Wednesday his “There are a lot of peoplejof the council church's board: among the poor of ibe coionias. idismixsal by the Texas Counci!'who believe in democracy injof directors, and he said he! “My wife amd I have 20 tot Churches was Ube resull of principle.” he said, ‘but when,doubted ff 2 suctessor wouldidefinite plans mgtt now," he jks reiusa. to sign & “com-jit actually comes down tbe named for his post unul aflerjsakl “Perhaps well do arm (procmse agreemen:” exhonera-) allowing people to participate in'the TCC had Merged with the work. We certainly wan te f ting the Texas Rangers. jt, effectively and meaningtully,/Texas Catholic Conference, to,continue our relationship with 1. charged with broialty by @ithen ubere are a Jot of people/become the Texas Conference the people in the colonias ang £ farm labor unica, - who don't believe in democracylef Churches, later this year. . barrios." & The Rev. Ed Ervegcer. of eS Pharr, was fired as the TCC's : coos Itewer Tio Grande Valley staff . member by Harold Kilpatrick) . : Co executive director of the in rd jressenorminatonal Protestant 2 grccr: 1 Te emneetein f2 82 ehere 7 - $44 BEATLES GE EY ORT - ithe pressuve came from,” _ mo "Krueger said, “Buc I have been ae . crn 7 et — w requested io sim the agreement jen several occasions. K's my ‘ merwaal feeling, however, that, fle aporsse® os tient hike Us: punk a foekng of forpivensss 1: . ; ° jone inc — byt you can‘ . , chamre hiscry And say novhing: ; was done wrons.” —_—— TURTLE: Feat} $$$ ; . jesneu io sign ihe compromise . br E:shop W. Kenne:h Pope, , prewicent gi ihe Texas Council! fo Churches, by Kilpatrick. and ibal the action was “strongly sugzened” by the Rev. Carl Berkiev, chairman of the comets personnel coneni Kreeper collided with {Texas PRang.rs when he lead efforzs of the Unit Workers Organizing Commitee ; ‘ “jlo recruit Mexican - American . . field hands for a strike dunng the melon harvest of 1966 - 1567, in Starr County. The activity subsequently Rangers. The court action - ° alleged the lawmen acted on . behalf of growers im Starr . ro . e {County to try to break the Te Jf : : istrike. that their methods were 7 - a ono wie Ithat the labor statutes . . ere = exvorcing (‘/) | me a Toe case, which cubuinated’ [;Bine i “anuvatin oe the | : in a bitter courtroom batile in! - - . , the established community = ; June, still has not been decided, work — the people’s ref re .. dpromise ane said if a com come to gripswithsomebig == 7tbe Rangers is signed now, be, /Jook at the facts.” . eo ' . - Sears ft wi affect the decision Krueger's ministry, as _— ’ ~ ote _ a wot with regard to constitutionality the ‘ws ll iar ote Heber aot be _ devoled to the “barrios,” ‘sham . oo. ee 7 (wise at this time,” be said| forpanization of the “colonias” - os ; = [‘Tm afraig a compromise also) {_ "remote villa ges where most oN De = ight tenc to block any similar ‘the ‘Valley’ icant action in the future, bul I rather imerieen’ a nat i - imepne some move will be an . lnfade in this directione——omm =| WOFKers Live. | He said his labor to establi _ a _ . . rograms of self-help with = a
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