GROTON A WEATHERY PORT IN FACE OF DEFENSE SHOCKS STATEWIDE Edition

Ted Zanzes spent 31 of his 65 years working at Electric Boat, so he's been around to see extraordinary change in the defense industry and the economy of his hometown. Sitting in a chair at Macy's Barber Shop, a block from the plant's main gate on Eastern Point Road, Zanzes reflected o...

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Published inThe Hartford courant
Main Authors STACY WONG and AMY ASH NIXON, Courant Staff Writers
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hartford, Conn Tribune Interactive, LLC 08.01.1997
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GROTON
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Summary:Ted Zanzes spent 31 of his 65 years working at Electric Boat, so he's been around to see extraordinary change in the defense industry and the economy of his hometown. Sitting in a chair at Macy's Barber Shop, a block from the plant's main gate on Eastern Point Road, Zanzes reflected on news that EB may team up with rival Newport News Shipbuilding. The proposal, which could affect thousands of manufacturing jobs here, represents one more in a series of changes chipping away at Groton's title as "Submarine Capital of The World," said Zanzes, who retired three years ago.
ISSN:1047-4153