The Pontiac Press: 1955-02-21

Abstract

Death toll mounts from storms around world: Pacific toll 400; 42 die in US and 25 in Europe ; Pulled from line of fire ; Feikens winner in lively fight for GOP chair ; Amateur athlete honored ; Find 5 victims of plane crash on mountain ; Accident fatal to city woman ; 'Pay-as-you-go' highway program backed by GOP ; Senate officer dies; Solon hurt in collision on US 127 ; Defiant gunman killed by police ; See Senate OK on $7,500 raise ; Congress faces fight on tax cut ; Reds threaten 2 Chiang isles ; 'Shadow of draft' dogs steps of physically-fit American boys after 18th birthday ; City hospital planner named ; Waterford man dies in Detroit ; The day in Birmingham: Lawmakers may amend new parking ordinance ; St. Fred's coach gets college post ; Czech girl flees skating troupe in British Vienna ; Birmingham man faces fraud count ; Last rites are held for slaying victim ; Senate probers call Matusow ; Miami employe took $46,000, police say ; Radford decries 'preventative war' ; Thailand fears invasion force ; Lynda Marshall, Clifford Peck speak vows ; Rotary birthday to be observed ; Claims cobalt bomb could wipe out life ; Waterford PTA slates speaker ; First prize won at flower show by area woman ; Polls remain open until 8 as voters pick candidates ; Visits America for French job ; UM engineering costs $8 million ; Only hope for peace is in UN - Truman