The Pontiac Press: 1961-05-06

Congress eager to spend on space: sweet success of astronaut soften Solons ; JFK cautions U.S. it mustn’t relax on feat ; Hopes for adding to MSUO budget get severe jolt ; Waives hearing in rape-slaying ; 13-year-old boy killed when car strikes bicycle ; Washington anxiously awaits Shepard ; U.S. prestige zooms for shot ; Salute Mrs. Evans with 2-hour bouquet ; Only complaint: ‘flight wasn’t long enough’ ; But county Dems will be heard from: GOP ahead 9-2 on Con-Con bids ; Rate hike OK’d for consumers ; Red-faced city will give back shop’s license ; YM expansion drive climbs to $420,300 ; Demand exam in city court ; Instant twister kills 13, hurts 59 ; City school election filing deadline near ; Lassiter witness admits he’d corroborate dates ; The day in Birmingham: family night scheduled at Congregational Church ; Look closely at federal aid ; Nixon punches Cuban flop ; Commission heads for Laos ; Space box score for Russia and the United States ; Film on Christ slated for church atonement ; Area mom sees son in picture on space shot