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to townspeople in the area sur- rounding the Naugatuck Chemi- cal plant. It exposes all to the possibility of explosion or dead- ly gases being released in the atmosphere.
He concluded with the state- ment that betterment of safety and progress at the Naugatuck Chemical plant has been the main concern of LOCAL 218 in past years.
John Evans, manager of the Chemical Division, said this morning that no violence oc- curred at the gates this morn- ing. He said the company was forced to resume production to serve key accounts which include defense contracts.
He had no comment to make on the union statement as to the danger of inexperienced people operating equipment.
Evans and Ronald Pohl, labor relations manager at the Chem- ical Division, conferred with Po- lice Chief Frank Mariano early this morning. No information on this meeting was released.
LOCAL 218 has been main- taining around-the-clock picket lines at the Chemical since the beginning of the strike 35-days ago. The normal picket line has been three or four men through- out the period, with Cy Blanch- ard, vice president of the Local in charge while Rzeszutek was in Cincinnati participating in the negotiation sessions.
Negotiations are continuing in Cincinnati today with strong rumors circulating the borough that settlement is imminent.
No confirmation has been made as to this, however.
The following eight pickets were booked at 8 a.m. at the police station on breach of peace charges. They were released under the no cash bond pro- gram for appearance in Water- bury Circuit Court June 8.
Albert R. Lestage, 37, 85 Vernon St., Waterbury; Tano