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Indicted Houston strike leaders tied to Best Fertilizers case
Six members of Local Union 769 of the International Chemical Workers Union, including Frank T. Whitehead, Thomas Floyd Cook, and Jimmy Dickie Henry, face indictments in Harris County for using threats and violence to bar a co worker from lawful employment at Best Fertilizers. Oliver Farr and Larry Cobb of TCWA are charged with O Daniel Act violations for directing the actions. Witness Jeffrey Joseph Bernard, formerly at Best Fertilizers, is named.
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Thomas Floyd Cook
la ‘Porte
Harris County
International Chemical Workers Union
Best Fertilizers Co
Frank T. Whitehead
Houston
Cook
Jimmy Dickie Henry
J. T. Fears
Oliver Farr
Larry Cobb
Asadena
TCWA
O’daniel
Henry
Jeffrey Joseph Bernard
Best