The Pontiac Press: 1955-05-03

Abstract

Postal pay boost of 8.5 pct tentatively OK'd: House-Senate group confers on compromise ; Ike, lawmakers of both parties discuss aid bill ; Michiganders meet in Athens ; Early blossoms force change in annual rite ; Morgan Douglas taken by death; Was GMT head ; Name dispute snags merger ; Ike's trade bill opposition dies ; General supporting Diem killed fighting rebel sect ; Morale slumps as atomic test is delayed again ; Water-study board named ; Farm support battle starts ; Mercury smashes record for date here - hits 87 ; GOP will not ask recount of votes ; Summer arrives in May ; Need more aid in Middle East ; Schedule first polio shots for 9,50 more children ; State records 26 polio cases ; Pulitzer prizes awarded to American journalists ; Red bloc plans military union ; The day in Birmingham: Commission hires firm to design Eton Park rink ; Plumber, wife feared slain ; Bronx teenage gangs jeer at funeral for slain boy ; Forging, socket club elects Bodamer head ; Pontiac libraries add 23 new books ; Senate passes bill for deer control ; American camp week proclaimed by Gov. Williams ; Woman is sought to clear title ; Southern Bell strike goes on ; Liquor store burns in Ann Arbor fire ; Ferndale man wins color TV set prize ; OL boat license ordinance repealed ; Detroit city airport gets regular flights ; Bob Considine says: By now, it's 'operation miscue' ; Pair arrested hauling $3,000 in stolen tulips ; Dentist faces trial in patient's murder ; Burglars routed by electronic gadgets' cries