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2 HUELGA STATE BOYCOTT MEETING The Iowa Lettuce Boycott meeting in Muscatine, Iowa, was the largest meeting to date. Volunteers were from nine cities in Iowa. Represented were Iowa City, Muscatine, Dubuque, Waterloo, Grinnel, Marion, Burlington, Eldora, and Galesburg, Illinois. The Quad-Cities from Iowa and Illinois were also represented. A plea was made to continue to push the pledge and inform the public of the repressive legislation against the Farm Workers. The meeting was conducted by Jim Conway; Olando Valadez was unable to attend. (state chairman of the lettuce boycott) The next meeting will be held in Davenport, Iowa on November 18. The movie Viva La Causa will be shown. LETTUCE BOYCOTT AT MANKATO STATE Alberto Olvera Craig Waldron, graduate student at Mankato State (Minnesota), is in the process of organizing a student support committee for the lettuce boycott. Although the committee is still small in membership, they have been successful in generating interest and support in the Minnesota town. JIM CONWAY Jim Conway, Quad-Cities organizer for the lettuce boycott, is being placed in the Chicago office. We are sorry to lose such a hard worker in Iowa, but La Causa needs him in Chicago. Jim, Hasta La Victoria Siempre! The Iowa City Boycott Committee STUDENT SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION The Student Senate of the University of Iowa passed a resolution September 13 urging all university food services to refrain from buying and serving the boycotted iceberg head lettuce. The measure was presented by the United Farm Workers Student Support Committee and included an approval of the letter writing campaign to the University dining halls and food service. ANTONIO ZAVALA 115 N. Clinton Iowa City, Iowa 353-4753 Randy Roberts 218 W. Second Muscatine, Iowa 264-1155 Helen Guerrero 647 Liberty Galesburg, Ill. 342-5630 Sr. Shirley Ellerba 2217 Queen Dubuque, Ia. John O'Conner 500 Reed St. Waterloo 232-5219 Charles Becker Box 63 A Susan Carlson Grinnel, Iowa Ethan Sproston 1300 10 Avenue Marion, Iowa 377-3543 Father Toress 1027 N. 4th Burlington, Ia. 752-1122 Steve Marsden 194 12 St. Eldora, Iowa The above list is comprised of heads of various Lettuce Boycott committees in Iowa and Illinois. Contact them regarding information concerning the Lettuce Boycott in your area.* The Iowa City Boycott Committee wishes to express its appreciation to the many University of Iowa students who have supported this very worthy cause. We are especially grateful to the members of the Chicano-Indian American Student Union who have given earnestly of their time and energy to support the lettuce boycott. *For information regarding the boycott in the Des Moines area, contact: Olando Valadez, State Chairman, Iowa Lettuce Boycott 102 E. 18th St., Des Moines, Iowa
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2 HUELGA STATE BOYCOTT MEETING The Iowa Lettuce Boycott meeting in Muscatine, Iowa, was the largest meeting to date. Volunteers were from nine cities in Iowa. Represented were Iowa City, Muscatine, Dubuque, Waterloo, Grinnel, Marion, Burlington, Eldora, and Galesburg, Illinois. The Quad-Cities from Iowa and Illinois were also represented. A plea was made to continue to push the pledge and inform the public of the repressive legislation against the Farm Workers. The meeting was conducted by Jim Conway; Olando Valadez was unable to attend. (state chairman of the lettuce boycott) The next meeting will be held in Davenport, Iowa on November 18. The movie Viva La Causa will be shown. LETTUCE BOYCOTT AT MANKATO STATE Alberto Olvera Craig Waldron, graduate student at Mankato State (Minnesota), is in the process of organizing a student support committee for the lettuce boycott. Although the committee is still small in membership, they have been successful in generating interest and support in the Minnesota town. JIM CONWAY Jim Conway, Quad-Cities organizer for the lettuce boycott, is being placed in the Chicago office. We are sorry to lose such a hard worker in Iowa, but La Causa needs him in Chicago. Jim, Hasta La Victoria Siempre! The Iowa City Boycott Committee STUDENT SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION The Student Senate of the University of Iowa passed a resolution September 13 urging all university food services to refrain from buying and serving the boycotted iceberg head lettuce. The measure was presented by the United Farm Workers Student Support Committee and included an approval of the letter writing campaign to the University dining halls and food service. ANTONIO ZAVALA 115 N. Clinton Iowa City, Iowa 353-4753 Randy Roberts 218 W. Second Muscatine, Iowa 264-1155 Helen Guerrero 647 Liberty Galesburg, Ill. 342-5630 Sr. Shirley Ellerba 2217 Queen Dubuque, Ia. John O'Conner 500 Reed St. Waterloo 232-5219 Charles Becker Box 63 A Susan Carlson Grinnel, Iowa Ethan Sproston 1300 10 Avenue Marion, Iowa 377-3543 Father Toress 1027 N. 4th Burlington, Ia. 752-1122 Steve Marsden 194 12 St. Eldora, Iowa The above list is comprised of heads of various Lettuce Boycott committees in Iowa and Illinois. Contact them regarding information concerning the Lettuce Boycott in your area.* The Iowa City Boycott Committee wishes to express its appreciation to the many University of Iowa students who have supported this very worthy cause. We are especially grateful to the members of the Chicano-Indian American Student Union who have given earnestly of their time and energy to support the lettuce boycott. *For information regarding the boycott in the Des Moines area, contact: Olando Valadez, State Chairman, Iowa Lettuce Boycott 102 E. 18th St., Des Moines, Iowa
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