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Cesar Chavez — Part 12
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vuly 23; 1975 as Pago ont
On 7/23/75 Union ornanizers berun picketing at Ouncan Farms near
Sal re Texas, at ihe site of an onion field. Orpsniz
to leave that site and ma wa the road appro.
lon field
or zers On wt our i D
to belisve vas a county muintained road. Jo were relyin, on «.
Texas highway Deparimont mp and on information from the “county
surveyor's office. | was aticmpiing to kces som juveniles fron
even approaching the irrigation ditch that would normally mark
the boundaries of private property.
1 did at one point no a few hundred fect down ao dirt road on the
west side of the mslon field. t.went with e few othor wonen to o3!:
the workers, seated there if thoy wanted to come out of ihe fields.‘",-
left the £&:"Toad as soon as we were asked to do so by the min eho
apposred to bo a ficld boss.
after a short while a deputy arrived. «a discussion benan about
the pudlic vs. privaic nadure of the roac. | left to oct the abovo-
wentioned map from a car located at Duacan farms.
chen | returned to the melon filed site, | saw about 25 people
loaded in ueaus Luna's pick-up truck. Sonsone yctled out thet they
hou becn arrested and wore on the away to the Reeves County Courthouse,
so | cocidsd to follow to obsorve ihe actions of the law cnforcennt
officials.
Se were proceeding down the read wiich passed by the onion fitee
when we vere stopped there by Dopariwcnt of Public safety officizis.
t y uriver's liccass, because | was
od ui people in Luna's truck. { was ticke?
1 asked the LPL officer
vas a routine driver's
ihe cars of Union people
Several noa-Union Sentettes were allowcd to poss
yy Sayeor told by the off cr to drive
havea valid liccice in hic posession, te proceeded
since he did”
inio town.
ing oF v
Lana's tr
yin the bec of tie
nf ae The seconc
truck not to say
stop was made so Pu
to benin callings
with the caravan vines Iwas the only +
that Lunits truck would i
ane neticod Poin and sos
venictos.
Shen | arrives Wy the lnioa of fiew | fou. 3 that the aa
contacts had alreacy boon made. 1 decice! to ro td the County & Cote be
house ie obsarve Aho beck i brealived well that my role wont
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