The Pontiac Press: 1956-01-18

Abstract

Tanker blast kills 16; 20 missing: Blaze destroys gasoline ship, Louisiana dock ; Detroit orders 150 GM diesels for two streets ; Meg abdicates glamor throne to cousin 'Alex' ; Ohio jet crash kills one pilot ; Bank re-elects board, officers ; Believe missionaries died while fighting Indians ; Wilson verifies Ridgway charge ; Gun duel kills officer, robber ; Two men injured as auto hits train ; Give tentative OK to city's '56 budget ; Long captures Louisiana ; Higgins says toll roads will help cut state taxes ; Plan six major traffic changes in city ; The day in Birmingham: Socony, Jacobson's start new Woodward buildings ; Police open fire on India rioters ; Experts have many ways to solve road problems ; Group eyes erection of shopping center ; 'Calculated risk is vital to guarantee peace' - Dulles ; LeRoy Richards dies at home ; New Ford stock surges $5 before trading begins ; Cancer unit officer resigns Pontiac post ; Area engineer dies suddenly; Ike endorses plan to have interests share costs of water benefits ; Attack by shark kills state man ; Soviet worker envisions more labor austerity, sacrifices under new program