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UN Security February 23 - May 18, 2003 Olive boycott Council Last week, leaders of the rally set for nation’s main farm labor VanGogh Fields organizations, represent- March 26 ing immigrant farm work- Toledo Museum of Art A March for Justice is ers from México in the scheduled for March 26 in United States, sent a letter Elizondo dijo que el support of the Mt. Olive boy- to President George Bush Breves: presidente ha sostenido cott, initiated by the Farm expressing their “outrage Presidente mexicano se conversaciones con algunos Labor Organizing Commit- over the heavy-handed tac- recupera y está al tanto de sus secretarios, entre ellos tee (FLOC) in 1999. tics” employed by the Bush de Irak Derbez. The rally begins at ap- administration against the MEXICO (AP): El Elizondo señaló que Fox proximately 11:15 a.m. at government of México in presidente Vicente Fox se atendió con el canciller «los the corner of South and an attempt to secure its recupera satisfactoriamente movimientos que se están agreement with the Bush Broadway streets, ending plan for waging war on Iraq. de la operación a la que fue dando desde ayer (miércoles) at FLOC headquarters, In their letter, Dolores sometido y desde su cama y antier en torno al Consejo 1221 Broadway, Toledo, está atento a los asuntos del Huerta, co-founder—along de Seguridad de Naciones where a rally will take place with César E. Chávez—of gobierno mexicano, entre Unidas, (que) como ustedes from noon until 1:15 p.m. the United Farm Workers ellos las gestiones saben esto está teniendo una FLOC had called the of America (UFW); Arturo diplomáticas sobre el dinámica muy fuerte en este boycott, and now this Rodríguez, president of the conflicto en Irak. sentido». march and rally, after UFW; and Baldemar «El presidente está en México no ha definido el years of failed dialogue Velasquez, president of the magnífico estado de salud», sentido que tendría su voto Farm Labor Organizing in an attempt to convince dijo el miércoles su portavoz, en el Consejo de Seguridad, Committee (FLOC) in- Rodolfo Elizondo, quien del cual es miembro no the Mt. Olive Company Alexa Barrientos Stephen Johnston formed Bush they oppose añadió que Fox «está permanente. that it should accept re- the Bush war “because you totalmente informado de lo En una entrevista el sponsibility for the “hor- [Bush] have not made your que está sucediendo, no miércoles con la televisora rendous” working condi- Outstanding Latino students case to the citizens of the solamente en México, sino Televisa, Fox dijo que la tions of North Carolina honored at LSU recognition United States or of the fuera de México». posición de México se farm workers. world that it is necessary.” According to Dagmar Mo- El mandatario fue mantiene en contra de la FLOC represents over Rodríguez will be in banquet rales, Ph.D., executive direc- intervenido quirúr- guerra y por la paz en Irak. 3,4000 migrant farm work- Toledo to keynote speak at By Fletcher Word tor of the Office of Latino Ini- gicamente con éxito el El mandatario rechazó ers in North Carolina. Adelante’s Humanitarina tiatives and organizer of the miércoles, después de que su comentar si había decidido La Prensa Staff Writer Award banquet on March According to FLOC award ceremony, nearly 40 equipo médico detectó un cómo votará México en Donna Alvarado, a member 25 and to march with president, Baldemar percent of UT’s Latino stu- disco herniado en su columna Naciones Unidas, y se limitó of the Ohio Board of Regents, Velasquez and FLOC on Velasquez, “most stores will be the guest speaker at the dents carry a GPA of 3.0 or March 26, as further re- vertebral. a señalar que mantiene have stopped selling the Un día antes de la University of Toledo’s third higher. ported in La Prensa. pláticas con el Senado Mt. Olive brand in Ohio.” operación, Fox dejó a cargo annual Latino Student Recog- A number of the students to In their March 10 letter, mexicano y los partidos Thus far, the Mt. Olive the farm labor leaders chas- de los asuntos internos del políticos para definir la nition Awards on Thursday, be honored are Toledo natives, Company, in Mt. Olive, tised the Bush administra- país al secretario de posición. March 20. including Steve Johnston and North Carolina, has re- tion for “acting like a bully Gobernación, Santiago Una encuesta publicada Alvarado, a public policy Alexa Barrientos. fused to negotiate. consultant, is president of Johnston, a graduate of against another sovereign Creel, y de las cuestiones el jueves por el diario nation.” Their letter quotes Additional rallies are Aguila International. She will Whitmer High School, is a se- internacionales al canciller Reforma, señala que el 36% a high-level Mexican dip- scheduled in 16 cities in- be on hand to honor 134 Latino nior majoring in business. He Luis Ernesto Derbez. de los mexicanos cree que lomat who told the media carries a GPA of 3.13. Johnston Entrevistado a su salida México votará en contra de cluding D.C., Indianapo- undergraduates with grade that, “U.S. State Department del Hospital Central Militar, una guerra, mientras que el lis, Cincinnati, Charlotte, point averages of 3.0 and higher. has been a member of MEChA/ officials actually told us donde Fox permanecerá por 37% que se abstendrá. and Chapel Hill. [A list of these students can be Latino Student Union during that any country that lo menos hasta el sábado, (Continued on Page 9) (Continued on Page 9) found on page 11 of La Prensa.] (Continued on Page 10) (Continued on Page 4) This Week La Prensa Newpaper LATINO MIX Have a story to share? RADIO 1230 AM Gabiel M a rquez Fundraiser M a r c h 2 2 10 Editor 8 P.M. - Your Weekly Horoscope 5 616 Adams Street Toledo, Ohio 43604 MIDNIGHT, Directory of Latino Businesses & Services 5 Voice: 419-870-6565 or Fax: 419-255-7700 on Sundays! 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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. failed to prove that any defen- war is senseless and unjust. million Tibetans and taken The crises which human- (AP): Prosecutors wrapped up dant caused illegal immigrants Tyson attorneys told the They have sent up a power- over Tibet’s religion, land- ity faces can serve to dimin- their immigrant smuggling to be brought into the United judge that some Latinos de- ful cry: No war. War solves scape and culture, the Dalai ish or expand our possibili- case against Tyson Foods on States, caused them to be trans- livered by the undercover nothing. Lama has kept true to his policy ties and consciousness. The Thursday, and defense attor- ported or caused them to pos- agents were not transported Mahatma Gandhi would of nonviolence in dealing with dialogue about the validity neys asked the judge to dis- sess bogus IDs or false Social across the border but were be proud. the Chinese. The Dalai Lama’s of war that has expanded to miss the conspiracy charge Security numbers. already living in Los Ange- The great Indian leader global proportions and is peace-making efforts garnered that is the centerpiece of a 36- The company is on trial les and Texas before they Mahatma Gandhi dedicated him the Nobel Peace Prize in engaging good and evil alike count indictment. along with retired division were transported to work the his life to the pursuit of non- 1989 and have inspired people and unifying us all must con- violence. He aimed to exter- around the world to take a tinue. The values by which U.S. District Judge R. human resources manager company’s poultry plants. minate antagonisms—not stand against war and oppres- Gandhi lived and died and Allan Edgar said he would Gerald Lankford, 64, of North The attorneys also said the enemy—using the tools sion. which motivate the Dalai make rulings on some mo- Wilkesboro, N.C.; Robert there was no evidence the of patience and persever- Aung San Suu Kyi, the Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi tions Friday.