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oe - mber at which ‘time he was a “Slrector o e Comm y Services Organization (CSO) | ang was in Delano for. the purpose of assisting the ony tions of the command ty to obtain curds and gutters. os ‘said CHAVEZ: did: con connection with_his CSO job She in 1962, CHA revernee a) Delano and she Thought he was then selling _ some type of burial insurance, although she was not certain which company he represented. —— said that shortly thereafter, CHAVEZ begancan | un no as the National oe ee 2244 a] 6% a wna _ Farm Workers Association (NFWA ) in the Delans alcads and “gince that time he has been active in union activities. said that in about April 1965, a nephew of SAR CHAVEZ and a son of RICHARD CHAVEZ, was involved in a gang fight at the local high school, which the local police officers quickly broke up, taking the participanis to the police department from where parents of the youths involved were contacted to come to the police department . | to get their children. Said the next day ‘ CHAVEZ called a meeting of leaders of Mexican-American organizations in Delano and DOLORES “HUERTA and GILBERT PADILLA, who have been very closel “associated with CHAVEZ in the farm workers movement, talked to those assembled being very critical or and condemning the actions of the police. said CHAVEZ wanted the leaders to contact members of the Lr respective organizations in an effort to organize a large protest of the action of the Delano Police Department and also to picket the local high school and the Delano Police Department. She said that several members of the various organizations were contacted the next day and that no sympathy for a large picket line or other demonstration was evident and CHAVEZ was so informed. GRRE aavisea that the Delano Police . Department and the schools of Delano have always enjoyed the support of the people in the community. She said inspite of the request -by CHAVEZ for demonstrations, the great majority of the people in Delano saw no purpose for any demonstration and felt that the police and the w. on a eet Pe ‘Sear eS ee sal -“ =a mt a ae 2 es | ! !