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(dount Clipping In Spece Pentagon lettuce . protest to continue _ Richard Chavez, vice ident of the United Workers Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO, says supporters of the nation- wide UFW lettuce boycott will continue to picket mili- tary installations across the country to discourage the Pentagon from buying non- union-picked lettuce. Chavez, brother of UFW head, Cesar Chevez, said in an interview yesterday at AFL-CIO headquarters in the Railway Clerks Build- ing the military is respon- sible for the continuing boycott. “We would — probably have Antle (Bud Antle Inc., of Salinas, Cal, a major lettuce wer and prime target of the boycott) on the contracts now,” he said, “but the military bailed them out.” CHAVEZ SAID since the five-month boycott began, the Pentagon has tripled its direct lettuce purchases from Antle. Soar they are paying al- ROL u. Wee 1a wi a) most twice as much as they should for it.” he said. ,. The UFW has filed suit in U.S. District Court in ies Angeles * against De- lense cretary lelvin Laird. The suit says there is a “conspiracy” to increase the purchases of Antie lettuce y the Pentagon. It points out that on Dec. 15 the Defense Subsistence Com- mand bought 49,320 pounds of Antle lettuce at $5.54 a crate in Los Angeles, when the market quotation that day in the city for the high- est quality wrapped lettuce was $3.50 a crate. CHAVEZ ESTIMATED that his committee has picketed between 20 and 30 major military bases in the Unit- ed States. Thus far, he said, the results of the protests have been slim. No military base pur- chasing policies have been changed but “we have had meetings with commanding Officers to discuss the is- sult as with the grape boy- sue,” he said. Chavez said the boycott was “shaping up pretty Bood .. - and I am confi- dent we will have the same result as with the grape boycott.” The 4l-year-old union leader spoke at the lunch- eon yesterday of the Ohio j Pastors Convention in Co- lumbus. He met with the Cincinnati Citizens for United Farm Workers last meh at St. John Unitari- an Church. __ 37 LELH1SF 122.74 — 4 uM M ' ». Mr. Bronis. Mr. Callahan Mr. Ce-per___ Mr. Conrad___ Mr Pot Mr. Mr, Mr. Mr. Waiters —_ Mr € ars 2. Tele. Room ___. Mise H -imes. __ Miss Gandy. (indicate page, name of newspaper, City ond state.) Cincnnati Enquirer “Cincinnati, Ohio iN Cincinnati Post & Times Star Cincinnati, Ohio —The Citizens Journal Columbus, Ohio —Columbus Dispatch Columbus, Ohio Payton Daily News Dayton, Ohio — Journal Herald Dayton, Ohio pete: 1/27/71 eduen: 7 Star Final Avthor: Eduor: W. Friedenberg Tithe: CESAR CHAVEZ Character: or Cloesiticonon: 1L00-19287 Submitting Ottice: CINCINNATI (CO Being Investigated TE eran Senn Fay oe, er anny . bast eae Sry