The Pontiac Press: 1962-12-14

Abstract

Radios back data: Mariner II contacts Venus: New communication satellite experiencing power trouble ; Making gains clearing roads ; City's C of C votes on board; General hospital trustees approve record budget ; Polar air tempest weakens over east ; Slim umbrella tops for gift ; Area youth killed; Car hits truck ; Warns of thin ice ; Weatherman shows mercy to local area ; Balloonists back from trip: Pair ascends to 81,000 feet ; Dismissal of prof is backed ; All 50 survive airliner crash ; Birmingham area news: Kids can dial phone to chat with Santa Claus ; Hoffa appears on own behalf ; Supervisors approve scale of old offices ; Rush labor to salvage Florida crop ; NATO is weak, Norstad warns ; Cuban missile story tops 1962 news ; Warn citizens of deceptive insurance ads ; Noted songwriter Harry Barris dies ; Snowbound town takes it cool ; Battle snow on grocery trip