The Pontiac Press: 1962-01-18

Abstract

JFK's budget requests skyrocket to $92.5 billion ; Small surplus seen in record figures ; Asteroid bomb ; Governor urges aid for schools ; Broke speed record at 60 m.p.h. ; Soviet gives U.S. terms on Berlin ; Congo told to curb troops ; MSUO students upset over 10-cent upcharge for hot water ; Florida deputy shot in gangland ambush ; Oakland Dems pick Levin as Chairman ; SAC crew launches Atlas successfully ; Top gangland killer financed dope ring ; Mine combed for boys lost since Sunday ; Churches join in unity prayer ; Greece uneasy watching Red neighbors ; Insurance plan for aged slated ; Kennedy wants increase in postal rates ; Veto state fund for private economic use ; More copters going to South Viet Nam ; JFK requests $5 billion in fresh foreign aid ; $2.6 billion asked for Space budget ; New proposals to shave $468 million from farm programs ; President asks for hike in VA cost-of-living compensation ; U.S. planning fisheries lab in Ann Arbor ; AES asks for more money for Nuclear weapons ; Proposed expansion for Food Stamp Plan ; Increase requested for National Parks ; JFK urges end to Train-Bus tax ; Set date for Nations to talk disarmament ; Veterans Affairs Chief discusses Homestead application ; Dominicans plagued by political crisis ; Congo future hinges on Tsombe ; JFK's budget includes sum to examine effect of towns on Clinton River ; Pentagon phone book declassified ; Man confesses to gang killing ; Short day, pay hike for electricians ; Bombs going off in France ; Spacecraft to shoot close-ups of Moon ; All tanks leave Berlin Wall ; GI checks top $240 million ; 1961 quiet year for earthquakes ; Car market uncertain because of Tariff cuts ; Reciprocal trade talks pushed by Henry Ford II ; Ice floes halt Mississippi river traffic ; Dominican Junta clamping down on opposition.