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oa idount Clipping In Spece Belew) —_—_—s Pentagon lettuce . protest to continue _ Richard Chavez, vice president of the United Workers Organizing Committee, AFL-CIJO, says supporters of the nation- wide UFW lettuce boycott will continue te picket mili- tary installations across the country to discourage the Pentagon from buying non- union-picked lettuce. Chavez, brother of UFW head, Cesar Chevez, said in an interview yesterday at AFL-CIO headquarters in the Railway Clerks Build- ing the military is respon- sible for the continuing boycott. “We would probably have Antle (Bud Antle Inc., of Salinas, Cal., a major lettuce wer and prime target of the boycott) on the contracts now," he said, “but the mulitary bailed them out.” _ CHAVEZ SAID since the five-month boycott began, the Pentagon has tripled its direct lettuce purchases from Antle. ‘Dem they are e paying al- —— most twice as much as they should for it.” he said. _ The UFW has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against De- fense cretary Melvin Laird. The suit says there is a “conspiracy"' to increase the purchases of Antle lettuce y the Pentagon. IH points out that on Dec. 15 the Defense Subsistence Com- mand bought 49,320 pounds of Antle lettuce at $5.54 a crate in Los Angeles, when the market quotation that day in the city for the high- est quality wrapped lettuce was $3.50 a crate. CHAVEZ ESTIMATED that his committee has picketed between 20 and 30 major military bases in the Unit- ed States. Thus far, he said, the results of the protests have been slim. No military base pur- chasing policies have been changed but “we have had meetings with commanding officers to discuss the is- sult as with the grape boy- sue,” he said. Chavez said the boycott was “shaping up pretty good ... and I am confi- dent we wil] have the same result as with the grape boycott.” . The 41-year-old union leader spoke at the lunch- eon yesterday of the Ohio Pastors Convention in Co- lumbus. He met with the Cincinnati Citizens for United Farm Workers last Wehiat St. John Unitari- ; an Church, —— Mr. Bren. Mr. CeNahan_ Mr. Ce-nper_ Bir. Conrad Mr. F ott. | Mr. Gals . Mr. R “acm Mr. Waiters. Mr. € acs Tele. Room Miss H -imes.__ Miss Gandy (indicaie page, name of newspaper, chy and etate.} Cincnnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio l2 Cincinnati Post & Times Star Cincinnati, Ohio —tThe Citizens Journal Columbus, Ohio —Columbus Dispatch Columbus, Ohio ___Payton Daily News Dayton, Ohio __Journal Herald Thaasr ae hss weeyevit, Wiis Date: 1/27/71 Eauen: 7 Star Final Auxthor: Editor: W. Friedenberg Title: CESAR® CHAVEZ ; a ad Character: or Clausgification: 100-19287 Submitting Olice: CINCINNATI CJ Being Investigated BRFER ANION Ko O87 2-77- ; Bren Y) id mi A al ae ag Ce ye" ant * on "Fa