0 ▁per ▁year . ▁Mc N am ara ▁predicted ▁that ▁employ ment ▁would ▁remain ▁strong ▁in ▁the ▁auto ▁industry ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 3 ▁- ▁The ▁new ▁City - Count y ▁Building ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Detroit , ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 6 ▁million , ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁attended ▁by ▁Governor ▁G . ▁M ennen ▁Williams , ▁Mayor ▁Albert ▁Cob o , ▁and ▁Council ▁President ▁Louis ▁Mi ri ani . ▁Mayor ▁Cob o ▁said ▁the ▁building ▁would ▁stand ▁as ▁" a ▁be acon ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁hundred ▁years ." ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 5 ▁- ▁After ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁suffered ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁Detroit ers ▁gathered ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁churches ▁and ▁syn agog ues . ▁Eisen h ower ' s ▁ill ness ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁optim ism ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ' s ▁ch ances ▁of ▁prev ail ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁President ial ▁election , ▁and ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁reported ▁that ▁Governor ▁Williams ' ▁star ▁was ▁br ighter ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁candidate . ▁ ▁September ▁ 3 0 ▁- ▁Al ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁batt ing ▁champion ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 4 0 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁batt ing ▁champion ▁in ▁league ▁history . ▁ ▁September ▁ 3 0 ▁- ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁male ▁students ▁left ▁a