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Cesar Chavez — Part 12
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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
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