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Cesar Chavez — Part 3
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tne KENNITH OR. CLARK tthe colomas | “challenged—ihefaher all.” { He maid he was ‘act at aT
} PHARR — A Umted Church paternalisuc -patiern — a pal-| Krueger said be was given bitter abou. bis linng, inai he
‘of Christ minster who was 8 tern which really keeps people|no formal reacon for hisided to remain in theen = |
vecnira!” figure, am tbe Starr in servitude and a kind aljdischarge, which he said he di¢:ilended to remain in the y
wrouniv fart, labor dispute two slavery.” not believe refiected the feeling: Valley, and te conJaue his work
'yeams ago said Wednesday his “There are a lot of peoplejof the council church's board: among the poor of ibe coionias.
idismixsal by the Texas Counci!'who believe in democracy injof directors, and he said he! “My wife amd I have 20
tot Churches was Ube resull of principle.” he said, ‘but when,doubted ff 2 suctessor wouldidefinite plans mgtt now," he
jks reiusa. to sign & “com-jit actually comes down tbe named for his post unul aflerjsakl “Perhaps well do arm
(procmse agreemen:” exhonera-) allowing people to participate in'the TCC had Merged with the work. We certainly wan te f
ting the Texas Rangers. jt, effectively and meaningtully,/Texas Catholic Conference, to,continue our relationship with 1.
charged with broialty by @ithen ubere are a Jot of people/become the Texas Conference the people in the colonias ang £
farm labor unica, - who don't believe in democracylef Churches, later this year. . barrios." &
The Rev. Ed Ervegcer. of eS
Pharr, was fired as the TCC's : coos
Itewer Tio Grande Valley staff .
member by Harold Kilpatrick) . : Co
executive director of the in rd
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ithe pressuve came from,” _ mo
"Krueger said, “Buc I have been ae . crn 7 et
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requested io sim the agreement
jen several occasions. K's my ‘
merwaal feeling, however, that,
fle aporsse® os tient hike Us:
punk a foekng of forpivensss 1: . ; °
jone inc — byt you can‘ . ,
chamre hiscry And say novhing: ;
was done wrons.” —_——
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jesneu io sign ihe compromise .
br E:shop W. Kenne:h Pope, ,
prewicent gi ihe Texas Council!
fo Churches, by Kilpatrick. and
ibal the action was “strongly
sugzened” by the Rev. Carl
Berkiev, chairman of the
comets personnel coneni
Kreeper collided with
{Texas PRang.rs when he
lead efforzs of the Unit
Workers Organizing Commitee ; ‘
“jlo recruit Mexican - American . .
field hands for a strike dunng
the melon harvest of 1966 - 1567,
in Starr County.
The activity subsequently
Rangers. The court action - °
alleged the lawmen acted on .
behalf of growers im Starr . ro . e
{County to try to break the Te Jf :
: istrike. that their methods were 7 - a ono wie
Ithat the labor statutes . .
ere = exvorcing (‘/) | me a
Toe case, which cubuinated’ [;Bine i “anuvatin oe the | :
in a bitter courtroom batile in! - -
. , the established community = ;
June, still has not been decided, work — the people’s ref re ..
dpromise ane said if a com come to gripswithsomebig ==
7tbe Rangers is signed now, be, /Jook at the facts.” . eo ' .
- Sears ft wi affect the decision Krueger's ministry, as _— ’ ~ ote _ a wot
with regard to constitutionality the ‘ws ll iar
ote Heber aot be _ devoled to the “barrios,” ‘sham . oo. ee 7
(wise at this time,” be said| forpanization of the “colonias” - os ; =
[‘Tm afraig a compromise also) {_ "remote villa ges where most oN De =
ight tenc to block any similar ‘the ‘Valley’ icant
action in the future, bul I rather imerieen’ a nat i -
imepne some move will be an .
lnfade in this directione——omm =| WOFKers Live.
| He said his labor to establi _ a _ . .
rograms of self-help with = a
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