The Pontiac Press: 1968-12-16

Nixon, Republicans confer on strategy ; Supreme Court ruling protects draft-exempt ; Nixon takes the lead in electoral college ; Early US pullout is urged by Clifford ; Flu absenteeism on rise in US ; Reserve center ground broken ; Two area girls in Junior Miss pageant finals ; US frees 7 N. Viets ; Yanks' release in doubt ; Birmingham: Exec head of managers club for GM ; Nursing homes in county limit visiting rights ; Ferency to upset electoral routine ; 12 killed by fires in state ; County crashes claim 2 lives ; Proposal is aimed at lawyers' power ; Missing US plane hunted ; Public voice on roads argued ; Apollo 8 crewmen get key physicals ; Jordan says 1 dead in shelling by Israel ; Brother, sister drown in pool ; New Utica law cuts red tape in petty thefts ; Students in Britain read Press articles ; Michigan traffic accidents fatal to 13 during weekend ; Cycle bandit treads lightly ; Lapeer County boy, 3, dies in one of three area fires ; Wreck may hold clue to fate of missing six ; 2 suspects face trial in holdups at 7 gas stations l 2 men arraigned in jewel robbery ; District court location is set ; Winter adult term set by Huron Valley ; Broken leg ends pair's tiff over car ; 22 survive mountain ordeal