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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- 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 v in Spanish. The photograph is identified as a Harvey Richards photo. The article states that the strike in the vineyards of the Delano-Earlimart area started September 8 with pay raise demands by the AFL-CIO, Agricultural Workers Organizing Commit- 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 Nirector of the t Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) and states Itliong said that union recognitfon was the biggest block to settlement. The PW is a West Coast communist newspaper. The October 9, 1965, PW, pages 1 and 4, contained several articles regarding the grape strike. One article identifies Larry Itliong as AWOC Field Organizer and states - that he said that attacks, injunctions, and attempted intimi- dation has not deterred strikers, Another article states -9-