The Pontiac Press: 1961-09-13

Abstract

Robot astronaut zips around Earth to ‘home’ ; GOP grabs Con-Con seats 2-1 ; Outstrip Dems by margin of 56 ; Pontiac elects first Republican since ’45 ballot ; Waterford voters OK Charter Township change ; Kansas City swamped by hurricane offshoots: last blast stirs winds, flooding rains ; Consider pooling resources: restudy auditorium ; Katanga secession ended by force ; U.N. triumphs in bloody fight ; Other Berlin incidents expected: Reds may try to halt flights ; Claim Con Con votes reject rule by population ; ‘Recess not enough to keep kits fit’ ; Expect JFK will convey summit hope to guests ; Airliner crash leaves 77 dead ; The day in Birmingham: Bloomfield Twp. voters defeat millage increase ; Troops and tanks restore order in D.R. after row ; America’s luxury market booming and widening ; Miracle Mile to give gift on its own birthday ; French A-Project in Israel one of worst-kept secrets ; Blast-tested shelter fails to ‘hold Earth’ ; A-scientist decides against personal shelter ; Radio-TV confab called on Con-Con ; 1 killed, 2 injured in crash near Adrian ; Tornadoes spread terror in North-Central Louisiana ; 5 warships on mission of mercy to S. Texas ; Will try to get orbiting capsule ; Governor announces three appointments