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State Subsidies Held Up On Brand Name School Contracts
Hartford based deputy state comptroller Charles P. Harper says he will not authorize $105,988 in state payments for 17 school projects until he reviews contracts and specifications for brand name products. He cites reports that some bids used brand names and says any such use should allow equal quality substitutes. Towns affected include Hartford Norwich Thomaston and others, with projects ranging from new buildings to alterations. State Education chief Charles F. Ritch calls the move arbitrary and says no evidence of collusion exists.
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Hartford
Charles P. Harper
Mr. Harper
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Bulkeley High School
Elfington
Hampton
Meriden
Middletown
New Haven
Newington
Sprague
Stratford
Waterbury
Westport
Charles F. Ritch
State Education Department
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