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— = ne . Sd H UN. :D STATES DEPARTMENT OF JSSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to Cincinnati, Ohio File No. December 28, 1970 . RE: APPEARANCE OF CESAR CHAVEZ IN CINCINNATI, OHIO ON NOVEMBER 27-28, 1970 RRA ARNRTNG KROGER COMPaNY'S he bd et a ee Oe al REFUSAL TO BUY UNION PICKED LETTUCE nited Farm Workers' Organizing Committee (AFL-CIO), arrived in Cincinnati on Friday night, November 27,1970 and huddled with local supporters to plan the next move against the Kroger Company's refusal to buy union picked lettuce. He advised Chavez was to attend mass and receive an award at 6:30 AM on November 28, 1970 in St. Francis Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. He stated Chavez woula be a guest of the AFL-CIO Local Council breakfast at the Hotel Sheraton-Gibson at 7:30 AM and at 9:00 AM, Chavez was to_speak to supporters at Kroger Company building downtown. He stated Chavez was planning to fly to New York afterwards. The 'Cincinnati Enquirer", a daily news- Paper published in Cincinnati, Ohio, published an article in its edition on November 28, 1970, captioned: "Lettuce picket leader visits to bend Kroger". This article stated that Cesar Chavez arrived in Cincinnati Friday night with cheers, hugs and hand clasps and immediately went into a huddle with local supporters to plan the next move against the Kroger Company's refusal to buy union picked lettuce. This article further advised that Chavez heads the United Farm Workers' Organizing Committee, known as UFWOC. Above article went on to quote Chavez as saying, "We go where the workers @monstrate they are helping themselves and want us, too." Ei: “tira eee luk - ee - rr —i— a ig PST: - een "eh rh Ses tos a 4 ott kee Lapel a i ee at re eS ce 55