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U S Migrant Harvesters Had Big Year
Washington AP report notes 1965 shift as Labor Secretary Wirtz cuts foreign farm labor from 200000 to 37000, boosting American workers though growers fear losses. States largely stopped foreign labor use. some crops faced planting cuts while prices and wages fluctuated.
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John Steinbeck
U.S
W. Willard Wirtz
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George Murphy
Calif
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Labor Department
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Council of California Growers