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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Los Angeles, California April 8, 1966 PROTEST MARCH PROPCSED BY NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION DELANO TC SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA MAPCH 17, 1966 - APRIL 10, 1966 INECRMATION CONCERNING « e bei, 1966 Reference is made to memorandum dated April 5, . 1966. On April 8, 1966, GilbertPadilla, Vice-President of the Nationai Farm Workers Union, advised the local Palm Springs newspaper that support of the striking Delano srape workers had a route for the protest march they will hoid in Palm Springs, California, on Sunday afternoon. The march will be organized at Ruth Hardy Park and will return there for disbandment. According to Padilla the new route and the choice of the park as an organization point was made necessary when Reverend Thomas J. Flahive, Pastcr of the Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church refused use of church grounds. He said marchers will gether at Hardy Park at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, April 10, 1966, and the parade will begin thirty minutes later. The route will be west on Tamarisk to Palm Canyon then south to Arenas where marchers will turn north again and retrace their steps to the park. not need a permit since they intend to march on the sidewalk which will not obstruct traffic. COPIES P7ATROYED 33 FEB 9 1971