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contact Thomas Nelligan of the firm’s industrial relations department, but his calls to the plant were stymied. He was also unable to reach Plant Mgr. John M. Smith.
The Footwear Plant switchboard is not open today, and the heavy flood of calls had swamped the alternate in-coming phone system at the Maple St. gatehouse.
The mayor said that there appeared to be a good chance that peaceful picketing would continue during the remainder of today.
Police in Waterbury and Bristol, where Uniroyal also maintains 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.