Pickets

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contact Thomas Nelligan of the
firm’s industrial relations de-
partment, but his calls to the
plant were stymied. He was also
unable to reach Plant Mgr. John
M. Smith.

The Footwear Plant switch-
board is not open today, and the
heavy flood of calls had
swamped the alternate in-com-
ing phone system at the Maple
St. gatehouse.

The mayor said that there ap-
peared to be a good chance that
peaceful picketing would contin-
ue during the remainder of to-
day.

Police in Waterbury and Bris-
tol, where Uniroyal also main-
tains warehouses, said that the
picket activity was normal, with
no incidents. State Police at
Bethany Barracks said that
picketing was normal at the
firm’s Beacon Falls division.