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The Howard Johnson company, which operates 179 restaurants, has announced it is against racial segregation and that its national policy is to "provide service without discrimination."
Like many famous Greeks, and not a few New Englanders, Thomas Soffron found his fortune at sea. An immigrant from Calamata, Greece, Soffron invented clam strips: battered and fried slices from the "foot" of hard-shelled sea clams (which held up better when frozen than did the coastal variety). For years Soffron Brothers Clam Co., based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, served as the exclusive supplier of clam strips to Howard Johnson's restaurant chain, which sold the whole country on this Down East delicacy. Few HoJo's are left, but the clam strip's enduring popularity stands as its creator's legacy. Soffron died on 21 February 2004, at age 96 in Ipswich, his hometown.
The company praised the two groups' leadership 'in the battle against segregation and discriminatory practices.' It said it agreed with them that segregation of public eating facilities was not defensible.
The Howard Johnson company, which operates 179 restaurants, has announced it is against racial segregation and that its national policy is to "provide service without discrimination."