rys ler . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁pay roll ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Three ▁auto ▁mak ers ▁( General ▁Mot ors , ▁Ford ▁Motor , ▁and ▁Ch rys ler ) ▁exceed ed ▁five ▁billion ▁dollars ▁paid ▁to ▁ 9 8 2 , 1 8 3 ▁sal ar ied ▁and ▁hour ly ▁workers . ▁( AP - 6 ▁[ t ie ], ▁UP - 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁April ▁ 4 ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁Democr ats ▁domin ated ▁state ▁offices . ▁( AP - 4 , ▁UP - 1 0 ) ▁ ▁A ▁ 4 6 - day ▁newspaper ▁strike ▁that ▁ran ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁that ▁halt ed ▁publication ▁of ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News , ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press , ▁and ▁Detroit ▁Times . ▁( AP - 1 1 ▁[ t ie ], ▁UP - 7 ▁[ t ie ]) ▁ ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature ' s ▁ad option ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁of ▁a ▁ 6 5 - mile ▁per ▁hour ▁day time ▁speed ▁limit . ▁( UP - 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁legisl ative ▁dead lock ▁over ▁fund ing ▁for ▁hospital ▁b eds ▁for ▁child ▁mental ▁patients . ▁The ▁dead lock ▁was ▁broken ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature ▁passed ▁legisl ation ▁providing ▁for ▁ 1 , 4 5 0 ▁additional ▁b eds ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁within ▁four ▁months ▁and ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁more ▁b