UFW Co-Founder Injured at Bush Protest, Has Surgery
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SAN FRANCISCO — United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta was hospitalized in stable condition today after surgery for a stomach injury she claims came in a police attack on protesters during Vice President George Bush’s visit.
The attack on Huerta, the union’s vice president, was “totally unwarranted,” said UFW field representative Howard Wallace. It took place during protests outside the St. Francis Hotel where Bush spoke Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Bush had said he opposes the UFW’s grape boycott.
At one point before Bush’s arrival, protesters pushed over barricades, spilling out of Union Square onto Powell Street, briefly stopping traffic and the city’s famed cable cars.
Dozens of police in riot gear quickly surrounded protesters and pushed them away from the hotel’s entrance.
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