The Pontiac Press: 1953-12-12

US envoy breaks off Korean peace talks: Dean says Reds purposely rude, to stall planning ; 9 perish as B36 hits mountains near El Paso ; Kidnaped couple free ; US will slash February draft to 18,000 men ; Face on TV screen fades away ; Say Soviets giving serious thought to Ike's atom plan ; Wife is held after shooting ; Water resources survey getting started next July ; Accidents kill three Detroit area men ; Royal Oak boy dies in cave ; 4 county areas selling papers ; Haunted by surpluses and price dips, most farmers hold to faith in Benson ; Stores open nights till Christmas Eve ; Stores stock many gifts to steal a man's fancy ; Detroit trial of 6 to end next week ; Building in Birmingham for 1953 falls $1 million below big 1952 projects ; Shoulders tells of murder plot ; Police seek fast-talking young man ; 1955 license plates to get MSC colors ; Talks to start with GI PWs who rejected repatriation ; Cancel one day of blood drive ; Bandit with knife robs 2 Detroit men ; Installation set for fellowship by Unitarians ; Atomic project being probed ; Siamese twins' birthday party medical record ; 2 men thwart wind's attempt at larceny