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LA 100.67449 { The following information was obtained from sources ‘ who have furnished reliable information in the past, unless otherwise indicated: The October 2, 1965, "People's World" (PW) news- Y paper, page 1, contains an article captioned, "Eyewitness Account of Big Farm Strike," and contains a photograph of ‘ Dolores Huerta of the Farm Workers Association (FWA) holding ; a sign, "Huelga," which according to thé caption, means strike Y in Spanish. The photograph is identified as a Harvey Richards photo. The article states that the strike in the vineyards of he Belen Dee tien et awn been 3S Geeta etoem FA ae th nner wate the Delano-Earlimart area started sepvemboer CG Wath pay raise demands by the AFL-CIO, Agricultural Workers Organizing Commi t- tee, who were joined ten days later by the National Farm Workers Association. The article quoted anFWA organizer as stating, "Cesar Chavez (leader of the FWA} was roughed up by ! some farmers while the police stood by and watched and only moved in when they knocked him to the ground...." This article identifies Larry Itliong as the Director of the i Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) and states Itliong said that union recognitfon was the biggest block to settlement. Tne PW is a West Coast communist newspaper. The October 9, 1965, PW, pages 1 and 4, contained eeavearal artielae racordinag €ha avwrana «ef wiba fran aett nln Se Vesed Gibbet ale £U Gs Vadis VIS BLGPe SUL ants VIS G2 lt identifies Larry Itiiong as AWOC Field Organizer and states - that he said that attacks, injunctions, and attempted intimi- dation has not deterred strikers. Another article states ~-9-