The Pontiac Press: 1959-01-08

Abstract

Mikoyan avoids pickets waiting at Willow Run ; 15 children, woman die as flames sweep home ; Johnson ready for showdown on filibuster ; Year-end car sales set record ; Ike will take program directly to the people ; President asks Mikoyan be treated with courtesy ; Cuba begins purge of Batista men ; Mikoyan brutal, says local man ; Retired general says Reds plan to defeat US ; Service slated for Dr. Merrill ; The day in Birmingham: Traffic mishaps total skyrockets in December ; Ex-Batista prisoner heads to capital ; Call jury in murder trial ; Coed has elevated ambition ; Motel raid nets 3 from area ; 2 classes to open here for expectant parents ; Normal weather returns ; Workshop for disabled moves step forward ; May eliminate heredity flaws ; Mikoyan offers nothing new ; What makes a hero? Right kind of father ; Tiny electric plant used to reinforce bad heart ; Tito visits Burma on 7-nation tour ; Naval carrier really equipped: 'Independence' set to go ; Speakers slated for Michigan press meeting