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Cesar Chavez — Part 12

127 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jul 2, 1973 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 120 pages OCR'd
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duly 23; 1975 (iis Poo ot On 7/23/75 Union ornanizers beran pickuting at Duncan Farms near Sar agosuy Texas, at ihc site of an onion ficid. Orpsnizers then secided to leave that side and nave dova the read aoorosinitely Dashles to a nolon field callee Voutannaee Fori, 27 i cdvico bk wire arrcotedvberc for criminal iresoass afier a poriou of Dicken. to ihe arresis bas at Culienmted Corin co cutee Pwo standing with other arrur 50 Meat Gut iaformition iow. to Bclicve was a counly muintained roac. Je ware relvir onc. cuore, Texas hinhway Deparimont map and on informztion from the “county surveyor's office. | was altempiing to kcep soma juveniles from even approaching, the irrigation ditch that would normally mark the boundaries of private property. t did at ons point | no a few hundred feet down ao dirt roac on the west side of the mlon field. {.went with a few othor women to oak * the workers, seated there if thoy wanted to como out of ihe fields.:', left the £:"Toad as soon as we were askod to do so by the man who apposred to bo a Picld boss. after a short while a deputy arrived. «a discussion benan about the puslic vs. private nawure of the reac, | left to cet tho above- mentioned map froma car located at Duncan farms. anen $ returmmed to the meion filed site, | saw about 25 people lozucd in Jesus Luna's pick-up truck. Someone yelled out thet they had been arrested and were on the away to the Reoves County Courthouse, so | cociced to follow to obsorve the actions of tho law cnforcencsnt officials. we were procecdinn corm the road wich passed by the onion Fitad when we were stopped there by Bonardecnt of Public Safoty officials. [ dig mol at that menent have my vriver's Liccaus, because | was driving the car of onc the arrested pcople im Lunals truck, {twas ticks: for falling to have « criver?s License. | asked the UPS officer way Wa wore being stosped and he said 2h was a routine driver's licenses chock. | noted, however, nei enly dhe cars of Union people were being stopecd, Sovernl noa-Union vohichles were allowce to poss without bcing siewacd. andy Enywor wos told by the of ficcr to drive Since he did have a valid Liccuse in his possession, Se proceeded into iswn. I ooscrved a sic ing ef wehiclos, inéluwas county, oes, and imaicration cars, following Luna's iruck woien was so overlonded it ceule oo anly about 23 moh. Tae truck sie vaud isies te “encek ihe reuse wicels." Uncc bo heard 0 adseo #ela tell tic arrestecs in dhe bed of ine truck not to say ceything except inat they ware strikers, The secons stop was made so Pula could toll we to iake of f fasi far Pecos So bovin calling attorncys ond mevia, of expressed a cusive to cloy with the caravan sine: Uwas ihe only nowpolics care fh cecie tc that Luna's truck would bo olriont by Giset fb retucned to nyt sa, ane neiicod Peay aw sone otncry God plageu dn ie wari. folie: venictas, then | arrives 23 the linion offices | found that the seersc ry contacts had alreacy Leen made. 1 decice! to ro ide the Gownly & Deus b= house de abssrve dhe bookines. bo rewired will that my role wnt XA
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