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Cesar Chavez — Part 3

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 15, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 106 pages OCR'd
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o cd ine ' L wWecmd Loh while A} District Altur> ney Jif -ieton said the crowd orred over 300, Many in the crowd carried candles, whie some held han- mors sayitg, “Free the Siv- dents.” For a tins the crowd sang, “We Shall Overcome.” Skelton Sank the big crowd Was orderly at all times. ile Said the zroup was made up of abou 75 per cent young pecple, including scme colleze Students and students from oth- er high schools in addition to Edcouch-Eisa. Many parents were in the crowd as well as sans PASO leagers and VISTA . er iar oy Tlie! cate MRO with the japse ia of sioTs aL UIa yaif yd afier sateuinge hetucen SAP inan- eur Gary Geen, pohee chief A. C. Gonzalez and ciry attor- nv Ralph Vidsurri cecided to o.ange slmiy bonds. Ver infrming the crowd w20ut mudnigzht bonds would be arranged ior the youths, the erowd began io leave, The Jast youth leit tue jail around 1:20 am. The embattled Edcouch Elsa ptincipal has stcod firm through the irying demonsira- (See CANPUS, Puge 24) 6 (Continued (rom Page iy 4.2. effec, but was cut short poy the serie. fons. and pronmused Suturday he; Vickers told him firmly he Pvecid pot vield, ™ aly leachers| was im charge and thar uf the el ag permit me to yield." | anvestigator wished to suc, he VPipkin said. He said his fac-; was Ute person responsitle. jalty, which meludes 22 Latin-| All six are among the I} American teachers out of 45,: Mexican - American students ‘is more “unificd than ever be-isuspended for three days as 3 fore.” result of the walkout Th raday “We tove attempted te evalu mierring. Sekoo. afncial. say ate This tune as teased as Uiey wil po expmhed ior tig sc- possivle,” Pipkia said. “Qe mes.cc under scivui o.u.d pol- sland will bo firm. We have icv against «demodstraiinns mgt willl parents and discussed, when trustees meet Monday the matter since the walkout) night. began, and they (the parents}! it vas Friday merning when ate very, very concerned.” }Pigxin annyunced he would file The principal said students; charges agunst the buys and remaining 'n class are “vide ghd for “their noisy demeon- lentiv’' opposed to the demon-'strardas, which were disrupt Strations. phi. classes, fin the wanna Driden shim tha Tri tide Aoreathisd o¢ ere WE LEE Sa Fd ikecty Vad Lie: aH Ais had =~ Hae ad GRE arrests were made was Joc:curmer of the campus for re. Uriega of Washington. D. cL, tresiinents being scrved from a whe idenufied himself as antcar at the tune the sheriff and vestigator for the U.S. Crvilchis deputies emerged fram ine fishs Cammission. Unega at-;school building wilh the war mpied 10 protest the atrests. fants. Trevitie’s mune was $oth at the campus end at thejcalied first and the complaint was read to hini and he was advised ne was under arrest. Similar procedure was [ol lowed in cach of the arrests. The four sersed Om dit cain {pis were Uh Wiad ia tae [sherid's cara var tie shun wip down the highway io Lopez’ office. The other students and adults, along with a number lof reporters, followed the offi- [cers to the arraignment. | A few crowded inta the snl Office, whiie ai larce sumber remamed on the outside chant- ing and cheering. Judge Lopez called fo rihe deor to be shut because of the noise, Afier the officers icit with lthe four boys for the jail in ‘Edinburg, the crowd returned vio the campus and the students ‘iminediately began another demonsiration,. Teachers rushed to the doar hwith a clip board attempting ito wentify those invelved. Tuvuin caded Lopen again and said more charges would be filed. ~ “What, else can I do?” ke /6 te. from ae sen
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