The Pontiac Press: 1959-01-01

Batista gives up fight against rebels, flees Cuba ; Mystery, violence, conflict make city 'top news' in 1958 ; Thousands stranded as glaze stops traffic on county roads: Cars abandoned by hundreds; no area deaths ; Cuban president gives up fight ; Driver believed cardiac victim ; Brush fires surround Los Angeles ; Business looks good for Pontiac in new year ; The day in Birmingham: Local YMCA sets sights on 1,250 members in '59 ; 2 groups work together on car exhaust problem ; More demand for oil seen ; Army band serenades Marshall ; 3 children killed as home burns ; Las Vegas gambler has tongue severed