The Pontiac Press: 1961-11-04

Abstract

$500,000 millworks is destroyed by huge fire in Pontiac Township ; Report only 1 casualty as area is threatened ; Blaze one of area’s costliest ; Willie S. Downes established firm ; Blast danger forces residents to flee ; Parents of Pontiac children are going back to school ; 10 are nominated for 5 posts on C. of C. on board ; Boom in auto sales tops in Chevy, AMC history ; Kennedys to relax in New England Pope John’s plea calls for peace in shaky world ; The day in Birmingham: schools set open houses to mark education week ; ‘Send no troops to Viet Nam’ ; Area pharmacist sues firm in antitrust case ; Visited by 3 physicians: Margaret, baby are fine ; Approaches state legislature: MSUO asks $1.7 million ; Police disperse LSU students