The Pontiac Press: 1960-12-08

Abstract

Legislators boost sales tax to 4 per cent: Here's what added penny will mean ; Hike will add $120 million yearly to fund ; Ford prexy, Whizzer White loom as Dem appointees ; Hoffa posts $10,000 bond ; GOP eases grip on state Senate ; Electrical firms say: Yes, guilty ; Declare mistrial in phone case ; That dream of Europe can become a reality ; Sailfish more plentiful than marlin ; Cuba claims rebels crushed 32 miles from Havana: Capture of 11 'ends revolt' ; Miss Waring married in Birmingham ; The day in Birmingham: Local firm wins national award for school design ; Dr. Chauncey G. Burke heads medical society ; Guilty of abetting illegal liquor place ; 2 boys admit setting $2,500 fire at home ; 2 high schoolers face prosecution in Paris theft ; Ship, scow crash near Detroit River ; Men survived 16 days aboard sunken battleship ; Daughter greets dad with a big bang ; Texas steps toward possible payroll tax ; NYC police on prowl for pornography ; Ike named recipient of Hoover medal ; Swastikas are painted on Dutch synagogue ; Venezuela cuts off canned-ham import ; Fringe benefits big factor for '61 ; Register of deeds receipts off in accord with trend