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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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Wao mi noo eS FCC Dreas VISTA Sponsorsh - ’ " PHARR —The secvovmiate activity on the part of There were rumors Barrentios, Uriegas, Smith and “VISTA program in Hidalgo'workers and of refusal of the/howsver, that weversl other siLopex walked a ‘De Cousivy — descibed as ani Avstin VISTA administration organizations, including the meeting. . | Sabsoluie mess by one Texas|io discharge three ef the prov Mexican American» Youth Gaun suspended the three) 1 “Counc! of Churches beard taped leaders. Organization (MAYO), werejlocal leaders snd appointed ‘member — will be dropped’ Triggs xald an everiapiready to take them over —|Chris Quintanilla as director of| ocee a. sponsor is found in $0! gté“ep x days would be allowed Tumors wtih apparectly the county program. Quitianila @2ys. leo phase out the church group’sdisturbed Rev. Triggs. ~calied a meeting of _ ‘The TOC Trarsday af 2 p.m!paricipation in the federally) “The situation is cangerous."ivolunteers in the coumy ¢ : vefivially amnounced it will ne, sunded poverty project. Dum |Pe sai ce that they’ say cen cer . Jonger sporsor the iping VISTA came in made Quintanilis, who resigned ; procram, clinasi,, an tmersel: Tae of -the firing of Rev,; mspoded.” post later that dar is ee batlic aver who would cect the Edear Krueger as TCC minis At the center of the decision WOrkng in the Edinourg “ms? “ ~wolunec?: workers in the cous). at “large to the poor of ete drop VISTA are Jose.cities” program, said the three, . Tre Tov. VW. A Trizts. pas Valley's “colenias” jUriegas, VISTA project director suspended “leadevy perszzdea! > af the Unied Mewodisi, Since VISTA volunteersifor the county, Merle Smith,'the others to boycott the; Courch ne “aT end 2 member: cannot legally operat without deputy director, and David, meeting. | o: te Yoerd sud se ering, sponsorship rejechion' Lopez, senior supervisor. @ tes With tne VISTA pomamiostensibly eliminated the! A series of meetings between sows ap tre, bat GU] was the resul: of constant porte! program in Hidalgo County. vista officials and TCC board Brewin declined” to do this ~ "7 *}members which slarted last felt that many of them wee Sunday finally ended with the!just misdirected,” he . TCC washing fts bands of the, However. be dic fire one of; - program aut <a become; jthera, Ruben Barrera, wher invo a number of Con-i Quintanilla troversies fpcluding the Ed- maid attended couch - Bisa school walkout and (See TCL, Page 2A) ; , George Gault, for Texas-Lowsiana, . and tbe three VISTA supervisors. According to iformed son of ri . ca - i ~ . * oe 4 poe -” * ; ae . ae
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