The Pontiac Press: 1953-12-30

Abstract

4 dead, 5 missing in oil tanker crash in east: Ships collide in fog-shrouded Delaware River ; High court upholds false arrest ruling: Finds no cause to try Straley on local charge ; US grand jury says Shoulders lied on ransom ; Wilson calls US military most potent short of war ; Woman killed, 2 hurt by shots ; Cold wave hits Michigan: Mercury falls to 16 here ; Union charges labeled absurd ; Two girls rescued after ice gives way ; Parnell Thomas eyes Congress ; Australian law may shift Olympic site ; Most Pontiac businesses will close on New Year's; many open Saturday ; Birmingham stores ask that Yule gift exchanges be made by Jan. 4 ; Measles shows sharp upswing ; Detroit doctor tells plans to work in Burma jungle ; Bill would aid sewer system ; Oil man in Texas gives $2,250,000 to his school ; Motorist faces homicide trial ; Scientists doubt heredity theory