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* € at a aid UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREA at OF INVESTIGATION in Reply, Please Refer to No. File Sacramento, Czlifornia august 16, 1968 (7 UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING Ks AFL-CIO - DELANO, CALIFORNIA On August 15, 1968, hi Delano ane C-lifornia Folice Department (DPD) advised that the picketing of the DFD by members of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee of Delano continued until night of August 14, 1968, with union members shouting, playing loud music and at times yoo becoming quite belligerent. The picketing resumed at 7:00 a.m. i on August 15, 1968, with approximately 100 persons participating, however, shortly before 9:30 a.m. all pickets left to attend a Congressional hearing being held at Delano High School re- —— ne the living conditions of the farm workers. ESO) ibis « the only violence occurred on the evening o 4ugust 14, 1968, when an elderly woman was struck by a rock which was thrown from the area of the picket line. Assistant United States Attorney Richard V. Boulger, ae Fresno, California, telephonically contacted the Bakersfield, ; California Resident Agency on August 15, 1968, and stated me that he had received a telephone call from the Department © 4//- of Justice in Washington to the effect that fhe Attorney _ General hed received information from Cesag¥Chavez, Director of the United Ferm Workers Organizing ComAttee, te the _,. effect that one of the United Farm Workers (WAX) - Organizing Committee en forced off the road in Delano by a car driven by one QREBEEEB ci ther during the evening (pCYc) - = of August 14, 1968, or morning of August 15, 1968. *ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED“ —SEREINS UNCLASSIFIED ; ee, ( ~ Ad