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St Lawrence Seaway Hearings

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Hearings on the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It includes testimony contradicting many of the given reasons for the construction of the seaway including as a method for shipping iron and as a necessity for national defense.

Mayor Impellitteri calls it the "most serious threat confronting the city of New York..."

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 69292
Municipal archives id: LT600

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