The Pontiac Press: 1961-01-02

Abstract

U.S. readies forces as Laos Capital threatened ; Grim traffic toll mounts near estimate ; City truck driver, Detroit man killed ; Just ‘show me’ says Jack to K ; Commies seize strategic plain in 1st thrust ; Swainson pledges to serve all ; Highlights of 1960, remember? ; ’61 Business prospects look good for city ; Pontiac area’s first of ’61 ; Police arrest unionists, mayor in Belgium turmoil ; 12 years as State’s leader are recalled by Williams ; Senate liberals map strategy ; Jobless getting Jack’s attention ; The day in Birmingham: Human relations course to be sponsored by MSU ; Chaos greets diaper-clad lad: no peaceful childhood for 1961 ; County driver faces charges in auto death ; No free tickets for Kennedys at Inaugural Gala ; New S-P Chief’s story is one of rags-to-riches ; Starlings take cue from people, flee to suburbs ; Young Swainson, 35, like eager beaver ; Modern Verse not for class, says T.S. Eliot ; The old Mackinac Bridge is ‘old hat’ to drivers