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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
8
Mayor McLevy delivers annual address detailing wartime wage disputes and steel seizures, housing expansion, Burr Creek cleanup, sewers and schools, and a southern all purpose Thruway route. He praises police and fire departments, notes budget gains, and outlines redevelopment and park development efforts.
The mayor defended the preferred southern thruway route, calling Lochner line damage to homes and promising eventual park and playground use at Burr creek. He cited pollution history and a city sewer plan, noting ongoing land settling and housing projects including Charles F. Greene Homes and Black Rock housing efforts.
Justices reject presidential power to seize mills to avert emergency. Black writes the decision. Public debate follows as NPA embargoes steel shipments and White of Republic Steel hails the ruling as crucial to private rights.
Workers at Stanley Works plan a 10 a.m. meeting to discuss a proposed 30 day contract extension under Wage Stabilization Board recommendations. A prior 3 30 p m meeting led to an orderly partial shutdown with maintenance kept on site. The plant at 837 Seaview Ave and branches at Howard Ave and Stratford Ave employ most of the company’s staff.
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