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a ndge m] thlt;startrents rn o n tos Rive?nsive eat there con-b u t» § * *I I «bottom.btan aver-55 feetthat this? operat-re 6Vailey Growers FacingNewOUp ToJBBy U \I I » K (,H\\RIO GRANDE Cl I V,APTexTh-—ARornan Catholicsocial?r Siiys .his bishop supportsffortto lunouize farmwork-mda v»derail iaboiorgan-hasthrcwn his support tostrikingunion in thelatest:1 ofla ber develop melit s in• Ccunt3e Blev,Charles MeNab eBishopThomas JDrur vi !V»- v t * i- £■*vC5tennc? sectMonday hv ciation k lt;CASA wiissuedftlU i t*1lit IIIi e Oat * olie As so • S o c i h 1 Action i Me N a boe h c h d s.Franklin Garcia uf CorpusChrisfi, international representative of the Meatcutters andButcherTuesdav\V i. h 11 cl \4 r*' ^ 4K (* J i |rowersn£} iUnion. AFL-CIO. h i s u i don s m o v e m e n t conducted as a strike i o Grande Valiev rather than end lightsprot estGarcia emphasized his union is supporting the striking farm wlt; rkers only from a labor stand point He said he would help thlt; union work out nationwide consumer boycotts againstglowers as a main strike force The R e v, Cha r les Me Na b esaid CASA seeks money, unperishable food, and clothing foi the strikers The statement issued by McNabor's group urged vailey growers to pay the minimum authorized scale under federal legislationThe strike, launched against melon growers by a newly o g tmzed independent union, be gan June I. but has sh wed since a court order against picketing was issued June 2 Union ieaders hav e ca 11 e;i the strike a Mexican-Americar. civil lights protest, explaining that most - f the farmers were of Mexican-American b tckgroutidThe strike has b n conducted by Eugene Nelson, who said his only previous laboi union e xperience was as a picket captain in a grape pickers strike in Delano, Calif Meatcutters Local 173 voted last Sunday to aid the striking workers, and Garcia said the union s 1.800 workers will beassessed money to support the Starr County movemc ntper, Scooped Up MoneyBefore BankruntcvThe statement issued by CASAsaid It has been 7 4 yearssince Rope Leo \ III spoke out strongly defending the working man’s needs and right to formunions• *Construct week on anpartment atcording to an ;president of t! pita! admmist The contiMertens ConstValiev FruitsiiiVIt hearchiteRi.Xiitv 4t!VegetablesHit By Embargo Market CA U ST IN ‘ A R ■ State Agi ic u 1 t u re Cc n ums s io n e r J o h n W h 11 epi; red an emergency quarantine' on movement of some fruitsNEW YORKmarket ad vanemodoiauinting todayend vegetables from CameroiTuesday to preventf the MediterreneanCounty spread fruit flyWhite made the announcement in Brownsville, where the fruit fly was found recently the first in Texas history,The commissioner said insecticides will be sprayed bv airplane to eliminate the agricultural pest He said at least 23 instances of infestation had been found in an 8,000 acre area in BrownsvilleThe quarantine regulatesmovement of bell peppers, can-t a loupes, eggpla nt. ok i a.squash, pink and red lipe tola! “ 'I t 'i AitAmerican Teh ph 56 on 5,000 shareu p 114 a tSperry Rand, up 6,4olt;) and Genei ! i at 80a4 on 2 1* Tuesday ’I la Press 60-stockO al ii vStarr CcunlGives PickeRIO GRANDEt AP—A Starr farm that was sti c*n independent uifield handstn
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Alice Daily Echo
Alice, Texas, US
Wed, Jun 29, 1966
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