The Pontiac Press: 1955-12-28

Abstract

California flood victims in dire straits; Relief agencies assist 50,000 homeless ; Flames level grain elevator: $150,000 blaze sweeps Oxford storage building ; Gleason heads for repairs: Contour will not suffer from surgery on midriff ; President flies to warm Florida ; Ely Culbertson succumbs at 64 ; Creator of Joe Palooka found dead in New York ; Slate city vote on pay increase ; Army seeks OK of plans to erect reserve armory ; Widow rescued as home burns ; Syracuse papers omit want ads in some editions ; Rail slowdown closes Pontiac ; Father, daughter reunite Christmas - after 31 years ; Gift swap deadline Tuesday at stores ; Expressway to be ready in 1957: Cost estimated at $11 million ; Seek settlement in train dispute ; Petition names studied by city ; The day in Birmingham: Three drainage systems discussed at meeting ; Mystery veils brothers deaths ; Most fatalities off main roads ; Prosecutor urges adoption of auto speed governors ; Plane explodes over Levittown ; Gl released by East Germans ; Mendes-France counters Reds in comeback try ; GM public relations staff changes listed ; GM’s Curtice 'Man of the Year' ; John Bloodhart dies after long illness ; Detroit paper strike enters its 28th day ; Barbara Payton given suspended term for checks ; Quints deny charges of family separation ; Red Cross sends 115 from region to help in flood ; Court stenographer named by governor ; Lockwood analysis shows no poison ; Chiang braces Matsu defense ; Soviet Russia's harsh diplomatic policy forces US uptake in foreign aid funds ; She wants to help hubby get divorce ; Railroad chiefs press for action ; Second place honors posthumously given area youngster at stock show