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DELANO STRIKER, MRS. ZAPATA, WAS RELENTLESS AND NEVER GAVE UP HOPE SHE COULD SHAME STRIKEBREAKERS OUT OF THE STRUCK FIELDS.
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DELANO STRIKER TRIES OUT LARGER, BUT HEAVIER, BULL HORN BY LEANING AGAINST THE HOOD OF HIS CAR.
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A QUARTER MILE INSIDE THE VINEYARDS, YOU CAN SPOT THE CARS OF THE STRIKEBREAKERS.
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COURT INJUNCTIONS GIVEN TO THE GROWERS TRIED TO LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PICKET LINE BY FORCING THE PICKETERS TO BE "X" NUMBER OF YARDS APART FROM ONE ANOTHER.
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A PICKET LINE OF 15 STRIKERS CONFRONT A 1000 ACRES OF VINEYARDS IN FRONT OF THEM
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THE GROWERS HAVE SAVED PRUNING THE VINES CLOSEST TO THE ROAD FOR LAST, THEY HOPE THE PICKET LINES WILL BE MOVED ELSEWHERE.
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NOTHING BUT AN IRRIGATION DITCH SEPARATES THE STRIKING WORKERS FROM THE GRAPE VINEYARDS
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YOU HAVE TO STRAIN YOUR EYES, BUT SURE ENOUGH, THE DELANO STRIKER HAS SPOTTED A STRIKEBREAKER DEEP IN THE ROW.
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NOT ONE, BUT TWO POLICE CARS TO MONITOR THE PICKET LINE. THE POLICE ARE PRESENT TO PROTECT THE GROWER, NOT THE STRIKING FARMWORKERS.
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IF IT IS A CADILLAC, IT MEANS THE GROWER IS PRESENT AND WANTS TO THROW GASOLINE ON THE PICKET LINE FIRE.
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THE PRESSURE OF THE PICKET LINE IS INTENSE. THESE TWO STRIKEBREAKERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THEIR ROLE AND LOOK READY TO GIVE IT UP.
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ONE DELANO STRIKER HOLDS THE MEGAPHONE, THE OTHER DELIVERS THE MESSAGE. NOTICE THE BINOCULARS HANGING FROM HIS NECK, ALL THE BETTER TO SPOT WHERE THE STRIKEBREAKERS ARE WORKING.
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