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Cesar Chavez — Part 16

139 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jun 14, 1966 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 134 pages OCR'd
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A.Peaceful . : Vigit Kept or Chavez- IF t Monterey county Farm Workers Union; members continued their: . peaceful Y igi! for Cesar co avez yesterday W nie JUS . Offorneys planned their ap- peal of his conviction for , contempt of court. Sones yen ~ Jerome Cohen, general counsel for the union, said he pes to nullify Superior curt Judge Gordon Camp i's decree that Chafez ust remain in jail until fhe calls off a nationwide boycptt of lettuce grown by Bud An- Mle Inc. “This transcript 1s a legal voldmine.”’ Cohen said. Only the first part of Friday's hearing was available yester- day, however, and Cohen ~aid it probably would be the | end of the week before an ap ! peal can be filed. EXEMPT Judge Campbell sentenced Chavez to jail alter ruling the 43-year-old farm labor leader “wilfully” disobeyed an Uctoher 8 order to exempt tle Jettuce from the boy- tt. which affects all lettuce * picked by his union. Antie has had a Teamstets contract since 1961. and the eourts in Salinas have ruig¢d the Farm Workers Union is ed in an illegal juris- dictiona! battle. The union appeated the “jurisdictional strike” ruling and contended Judge Camp- bell’s subsequent orders are unconstitulions!——__, About 25 union members (Mount Clipping in Space Below) / and supporters demonstrated yesterday at-c—chrine across th e street from the county | 1 jail where Chavez is hold. . The activity had none of ‘the acrimony which marked jthe vigil and couwnter- picketing by grower suppoql- ers Sunday when Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, widow of Ro Kennedy. visited Chater dn 'the jail. In Cambridge, yesterday, Harvard University am nounced that its dining halls will serve only the Farm Workers Union Our Correspondent 57 JANLO ON Mr. Sullivan } Mr. Mehr _ Mr. Bishop ...... Mr.BrennanCD Mr. Callahan Mr. Casper Mr. Conrad..—-. Mr. Felt __._ Mr, Gale Mr. Rosen... Mr. Tavel Mr. Waltera____ Mr. S-yare Tele. Room .-.- Miss Holmes ___ Mias Gandy ee Ne (Indicate pages, name of newspaper, city and state.) § 6 &.F.Chronicle 12-8&-70 Edition: Home Author: Editor: Title: Date: Scott Newnan FARM WORKERS UNION Character: S- er SF fo ~ 55900 Cleeasi fication: 100 Submitting Office SF pevneneses CI Being Investigated 46 JAN 18 197] PI LAF irene ~~. my Sa et 7 ae, a ote te
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