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Cesar Chavez — Part 9
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the picket lines were local farm workers, however, at this
time most of the individuals on picket lines are persons
from outside of Kern and Tulare Counties, and are carrying
on the picket for higher wages for the farm workers even
though they
are not themselves farm workers.
The only disturbance of importance occurred on
9/25/65 at which time approximately 20 to 30 young Filipinos
went to the
a crew from
Missakian Ranch, MacFarland, California, ordered
a grape field, assaulted the foreman, assaulted
several Filipino workers, and tipped over boxes of grapes
on the ground. The group responsible for this act were
Filipino hoodlums from San Francisco, California, but ~
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they were never criminally charg ed because of the lack
daentification by witnesses.
NFWA is a local independent union, which has only
reportedly been affiliated with the AFL-CIO since Septemoer,
1965. This
affiliation is allegedly only for tne purpose
of supporting the present Delano-Tulare County strike.
NFWA was formed possibly five years ago and at least since
January, 1963, and iys actual purpose ts not known to hin.
possibly at
brow eyes,
CESAR EM CHAVEZ, a male Mexican, born 1/31/27,
Delano, 5/3", 135 pounds, straight black nair,
dark complexion, is the founder and Director
of NFW with headquarters at 102 Albany Street, Delano,
telepnone number 8661. CHAVEZ resides at 1221 Kensington
Street, Delano, and also can be contacted at nis brother's
home, RICHARD CHAVEZ, a building inspector in Tuiare County,
California,
number 3036.
County, out
who resides at 630 Belmont, Delano, telephone
Tne NEVA is active in Delano and Tulare
he has no idea of their membership total.
CHAVEZ spent about 14 years in San Jose, California,
prior to 1963, as a recruiter for the Community Service
Organization (CSO) at San Jose. CSO is a "war on poverty"
type organization. Prior to his 14 years with CSO, CHAVEZ
was with the same organization in Los Angeles and San
Diego, California. Since January, 1963, CHAVEZ has resided
in Delano.
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