The Pontiac Press: 1955-12-23

Abstract

The flight Into Egypt ; Floods lash northern California: 3 known dead and 55 others believed lost ; Drastic slash in newsprint coming in 1956 ; Police officials warn drivers of jail terms ; Portland streets become rivers ; France rushing 60,000 to Algeria ; Children suffer no harm in 10- year fluoride test ; Christians visit Holy Land sites ; Stores offer many items for last minute shoppers ; Jaycees select winning homes ; Police find boy, 4, waiting outside bar ; Petitions asking vote on parking ; Driver ends journey in arms of police ; It just might be the spirit of Christmas! ; City churches schedule Christmas Eve services ; Probe of death still under way ; Plan more aid to handicapped ; The day In Birmingham: Holiday business good, less confusion in 1955 ; Herbert St. John dies at age 74 ; City manager resigns at meet ; Deadline looms in contest to pick top young man ; Paper strike talks postponed for Yule ; Pennsy rail strike postponed for talks ; Report to be made on counsel's salary ; Turncoat John officially jailed on treason count ; Returns Yule tree - then picks same one ; City hall founds nursery room for lost children ; She stays around for 104th birthday ; Slab drops, injures construction worker ; Snappy weather OK with road chairman ; 56 Sylvan Lake homes using new water system ; Christmas time calls for rhyme ; Atlanta lowers golfer race bar ; Boy gets reward for averting train disaster ; UN should rid world of cocktail parties ; Gal 13, rocks town with bikini exhibition ; Cape Town backed by tts ‘solid citizens'