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Crystal Lee Sutton, whose life as a labor activist was depicted in the movie "Norma Rae," last night described the intimidation and difficulties she encountered while attempting to organize J.P. Stevens textile workers...
...Sutton told more than 200 people in the Science Center that the movie depicted well the workers' reluctance to unionize and the company's black-listing, threats of firing, and other acts designed to discourage her and other laborers from organizing Stevens workers...
James Higgins, professor of journalism at Boston University who introduced Sutton, said Stevens moved from Massachusetts to the South after World War II to take advantage of cheap labor, low taxes, and the scarcity of organized labor...
...Sutton, whose parents worked in J.P. Stevens mills, said she realized the benefits of unionization and the extent of Stevens' injustices when she saw the advantages provided by companies with unionized labor...
...Klaus Fuchs was the favorite baby sitter. The Fermis won everyone's heart by living down with the showers. That did not keep the bathtub from becoming a status symbol and houses from being assigned by prestige points. To this day, "Bathtub Row" is to Los Alamos what Sutton Place is to Manhattan or Nob Hill to San Francisco...