The Pontiac Press: 1956-08-13

Abstract

Democrats plead for 'harmony' at convention: Furious battle raging behind rostrum scene ; Michigan delegation votes down unit rule obligation at Chicago ; Press reporter greets Eleanor Roosevelt in Chicago ; Tornadoes build over Midwest ; Arab nations issue war threat ; Williams holds sway in Chicago ; Florida in path of hurricane ; Utility firm to open new headquarters ; Weekend accidents claim 3 lives in Oakland County ; Drainage board OKs estimates ; City GOP club seeks members in new drive ; State accidents take 24 victims ; The day in Birmingham: City to study purchases of siren, radar and truck ; City court to try state cases ; Mrs. Gladys Brooks, former teacher dies ; Ira Benjamin dies; designed homes, Reid unit ; Plane crashes field, student pilot injured ; Junior Achievement unit names Osmun chairman ; Dems name officers to county committee ; Museum collects old, unusual clocks ; Australia plans building large radio telescope ; Security benefit payment for disabled to start next year ; Radiation experts say Xrays affect glands ; Soviet sides with Nasser over right to hold Suez