The Pontiac Press: 1961-12-28

Abstract

Ex-con denies slaying: questioned in torch death ; Retired cleric’s car found near spot of arrest ; Oh, oh, it looks like a scandal: no Tarzan-Jane rites? ; Congo to affect peace of Africa, Williams claims ; Six Katangans sit in Congo parliament ; ’62 prospects to good according to Estes ; First ‘celebrity’ of 1962 eagerly awaited by area ; Local 614 told to open books ; Business expert optimistic: sees better year for city ; U. S. airmen must peel the pounds ; To confer with Freeman, Heller: Kennedy works on economic report ; Nehru denies telling Soviets of Goa plans ; Holds suspect in city robbery ; Auto-bus collision kills one, hurts 31 ; The day in Birmingham: city has started search for civil defense aide ; Jan. 20 taxes can be deducted if paid in 1961 ; Sees small rise in cancer rate from bomb tests ; Democrats set dinner tonight ; Says NAACP violated order ; He climbs fence to escape; then gets cold feet ; West Side Lanes opening; rebuilt after big fire ; 1st U.S. retraining plan starts sluggishly ; Sen. Dirksen, Republicans, thinks there is: Sen. Mansfield, Dem, sees no conservative trend