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PROPOSFD MARCH FROM RIO GRANDE CITY, . TEXAS, TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, ETC. marching to Pharr, Texas, had arrived at Mission that date ood that many of them planned to return to Rio Grande City ¢o spend the night and then resume the march from Missice the llowing day. He advised that union organ- rzer FUG ELSON, leader of the marchers, had been joined by“Zoverend JAMES“HAV, ,» Baptist minister from Houston, Texas, aod WEND: » McAllen Church of Christ mirister. advised he had no reports of any distur & cr incidents of violence during the day's march. , advise at the farm worker had continued their ™arch on this date from Mission, Texas Passice threcgh McAlier, Texas, and then traveling to Edin- burg, Texas, Hidaige Ccunty seat. He stated that he under- steod that most of the marchers would return to Rio Grande faty fer the might ard resume the march from Edinburg the following day. stated that the march through the MrAller area was very Feaceful and disciplined, and that he kosw of no reports of violence or threats of violence durieg the day's proceedings. Cools S065, iy advised that tne farm workers, murber arppremiza ¢fy i¢3, had concluded *heir march this dats, arrivi-g at the San fuan Cathclic Church, San Juan, Téxas, at arproxipately 5:15 FM. They were met at the z by Bizz SiRCS of the Brownsville, Texas, a whe celebrated a special mass and held a meeting with the marchers wherein he indicated that the church vas crrserped and interested in their cause. dvised that cro incidents or disturbances of any rd kad been noted during the day. On juiv 1]. 1966 advise approximately afteen farm workers had leit the San Juan Catholic Church on the first leg of a proposed march to Austin, Texas, to draw attention to their strike for higher wages. He stated “hat. public sources indicated that the marchers planned to say es. - ae as