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O. UNITt. STATES DEPARi MENT Gb GU 1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATI®:: Sar Antsnio, Texas hovember 1d, 1568 ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING The Monitor, an evening newspaper published at McAllen, Texas,under date of November 13, 1968, contained the following information: Members and backers of the Mexican-American Youih Organization (MAYO) planned to show up at the Edcouch-Elsa High School tonight to air their grievances but the school board was not expected to be around to hear them. MAYO drafted 15 "demands" and two "recommendaticns” to be presented to the trustees charging among other things "blatant discrimination." Billie Cellum, Board President, said MAYC representatives had requested a special meeting t ght to present their requests. However, Calium advised the group trustees would "listen to their complainis" at the next regular session at 8:00 p.m. Monday. The list of demands and recommendations were discussed by the MAYO group and sympathizers at. a Monday night session held in the Elsa Community Buiiding, 1¢ was reported. State senator Joe Bernal of San Antonio, and Richard Avena, San Antonio member of -the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, addressed a large group of students and parents at the Moncay night meeting. Bernal said he was asked to come down here like the Texan Rangers were invited. His reference was to old complaints involving rangers who assisted Starr County euthorities ia labor strife with the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. COPIES DPSTROYFD . oa 3c FEB 9 1971 ‘ :