▁session ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁a ▁bill ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁adopted ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁establish ▁ 1 , 4 5 0 ▁additional ▁b eds ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 0 ▁at ▁Fort ▁C uster ) ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁within ▁four ▁months ▁and ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁more ▁b eds ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁hospital ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁- ▁Ford ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁assembly ▁plant ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 2 5 - acre ▁site ▁in ▁Nov i ▁Township , ▁for ▁its ▁Lincoln ▁Division . ▁The ▁plant ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁to ▁employ ▁between ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁workers . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁- ▁Ed gar ▁Gu est , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Po et , ▁celebrated ▁his ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press . ▁He ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁boy , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁poem ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁paper ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 0 ▁- ▁Detroit ' s ▁first ▁annual ▁River ama ▁festival ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁t ug bo at ▁race , ▁a ▁para de ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁vessels , ▁and ▁a ▁re