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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1952
Page
8
A speaker defending the Charter argues it will simplify government, concentrate responsibility in a single manager, improve efficiency, and keep schools independent, while promising amendments as needed. He emphasizes its protections against discrimination and its benefit to Italian and Portuguese communities.
Brightman argues Section 1101 of the charter creates a so called Declaration of Independence from the General Assembly. He says the claim is not a proper statement and is countered by the Home Rule Amendment itself.
Mrs V L Ruggiero, long-time Bristol resident, urges voters to reject the proposed charter arguing it reduces local democracy by concentrating power in a appointed manager and ends the two party system. She emphasizes public school funding, budget oversight, and citizen rights, urging teachers and residents to read and decide yes or no at the polls.
A Bristol Charter Commission advances a model ordinance and seeks a $2500 appropriation to hire legal and municipal experts for drafting a charter under the Home Rule Amendment. Critics note lack of proper legal guidance and warn against reliance on unqualified finance review.
Governor Dennis J. Roberts spoke at a Reynolds School auditorium Democratic rally urging voters to remember the low mood caused by Republican policies. He cited Roosevelt’s economy and Taft-Eisenhower talks, praising incumbents Coggeshall Brightman Forand McKiernan Cote Hawksley Powers and urging re election.
Bristol veteran groups endorse a 1.5 million dollar bond for the Rhode Island Veterans Home on Metacom Avenue. Domenic Mascolo, president of the Bristol Veterans Council, urged veterans to campaign for the measure as four local organizations backing expansion and improvement of the facility. The council lists multiple posts and auxiliaries and notes the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce also supported the bond.
In Bristol the Tuesday election will use four polling sites for the new district boundaries. Candidates include Domenico Perron, Norman J Vermette, Manuel J Cardoza, and incumbents Henry Alfred Daniel G Coggeshall Gladys M Brightman. A voting machine sample is in the town clerk’s Burnside Building for voter practice.
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