1974 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1974 in Michigan.

The Associated Press (AP) selected the top news stories of 1974 in Michigan as follows: [1]

Contents

  1. Gerald Ford's elevation to President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon;
  2. The decline of the automobile industry tied to the 1973 oil crisis with layoffs of more than 200,000 automobile workers;
  3. The re-election of William Milliken as Governor of Michigan despite a general tide in favor of Democrats;
  4. The United States Supreme Court ruling in Milliken v. Bradley reversing a lower court order requiring cross-district busing of public school students among 53 school districts in metropolitan Detroit and instead directing the creation of a desegregation plan limited to the Detroit schools;
  5. Voters' repeal of the state sales tax on food and drugs;
  6. Gasoline shortage;
  7. Contaminated feed forces the slaughter of thousands of farm animals;
  8. Democrats take the Fifth and Eighth Congressional Districts and then hold them in post-Watergate elections resulting in Democrats taking control of the Michigan Legislature and the state's Congressional delegation;
  9. The worst snowstorm of the century hit southern Michigan; and
  10. Utilities suffered lower profit margins and were granted large rate increases.

The AP also selected the state's top sports stories of 1974 as follows: [2]

  1. Al Kaline's retiring after 21 years with 3,007 hits and 399 home runs;
  2. The 1974 Michigan Wolverines football team compiling a 10–0 record before losing to Ohio State on November 23;
  3. The death of Detroit Lions head coach Don McCafferty on July 28;
  4. The 1974 Michigan State Spartans football team compiling a 7–3–1 record and upsetting No. 1 ranked Ohio State on November 9;
  5. The 1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship;
  6. The 1973–74 Detroit Pistons compiling a 52–30 record, the best in franchise history to that point;
  7. The rise and fall of the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League;
  8. The 1974 Detroit Lions compiling a 7–7 record under new head coach Rick Forzano;
  9. Hudson High School won the Class C state football championship and kept its winning streak alive; and
  10. John Hiller of the Detroit Tigers set an American League record with 17 wins as a relief pitcher and was named to the All-Star team.

The year's highlights in Michigan music included the releases of Stevie Wonder's Fulfillingness' First Finale which reached #1 and won the Grammy for Album of the Year, Grand Funk Railroad's Shinin' On album with the #1 hit The Loco-Motion , and Aretha Franklin's Let Me in Your Life album that reached #1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.

Office holders

State office holders

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Frank J. Kelley
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Philip Hart
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin.jpg
Robert P. Griffin
John Conyers John Conyers 1977 Congressional photo.jpg
John Conyers
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John Dingell

Mayors of major cities

Federal office holders

Population

In the 1970 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 8,875,083 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1980, the state's population had grown 4.4% to 9,262,078 persons.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 70,000 based on 1970 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1960 and 1980 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1970
Rank
CityCounty1960 Pop.1970 Pop.1980 Pop.Change 1970-80
1 Detroit Wayne 1,670,1441,514,0631,203,368−20.5% Decrease2.svg
2 Grand Rapids Kent 177,313197,649181,843−8.0% Decrease2.svg
3 Flint Genesee 196,940193,317159,611−17.4% Decrease2.svg
4 Warren Macomb 89,246179,260161,134−10.1% Decrease2.svg
5 Lansing Ingham 107,807131,403130,414−0.8% Decrease2.svg
6 Livonia Wayne66,702110,109104,814−4.8% Decrease2.svg
7 Dearborn Wayne112,007104,19990,660−13.0% Decrease2.svg
8 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 67,340100,035107,9697.9% Increase2.svg
9 Saginaw Saginaw 98,26591,84977,508−15.6% Decrease2.svg
10 St. Clair Shores Macomb76,65788,09376,210−13.5% Decrease2.svg
11 Westland Wayne60,74386,74984,603−2.5% Decrease2.svg
12 Royal Oak Oakland80,61286,23870,893−17.8% Decrease2.svg
13 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 82,08985,55579,722−6.8% Decrease2.svg
14 Pontiac Oakland 82,23385,27976,715−10.0% Decrease2.svg
15 Dearborn Heights Wayne61,11880,06967,706−15.4% Decrease2.svg
16 Taylor Waynena70,02077,56810.8%Increase2.svg

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 120,000 based on 1970 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1960 and 1980 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1970
Rank
CountyLargest city1960 Pop.1970 Pop.1980 Pop.Change 1970-80
1 Wayne Detroit 2,666,2972,666,7512,337,891−12.3% Decrease2.svg
2 Oakland Pontiac 690,259907,8711,011,79311.4% Increase2.svg
3 Macomb Warren 405,804625,309694,60011.1% Increase2.svg
4 Genesee Flint 374,313444,341450,4491.4% Increase2.svg
5 Kent Grand Rapids 363,187411,044444,5068.1% Increase2.svg
6 Ingham Lansing 211,296261,039275,5205.5% Increase2.svg
7 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 172,440234,103264,74813.1% Increase2.svg
8 Saginaw Saginaw 190,752219,743228,0593.8% Increase2.svg
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 169,712201,550212,3785.4% Increase2.svg
10 Berrien Benton Harbor 149,865163,875171,2764.5% Increase2.svg
11 Muskegon Muskegon 129,943157,426157,5890.1% Increase2.svg
12 Jackson Jackson 131,994143,274151,4955.7% Increase2.svg
13 Calhoun Battle Creek 138,858141,963141,557−0.3% Decrease2.svg
14 Ottawa Holland 98,719128,181157,17422.6%Increase2.svg
15 St. Clair Port Huron 107,201120,175138,80215.5% Increase2.svg
16 Monroe Monroe 101,120118,479134,65913.7% Increase2.svg
17 Bay Bay City 107,042117,339119,8812.2% Increase2.svg

Sports

Baseball

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Al Kaline

American football

Basketball

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Dave Bing

Ice hockey

Motor sports

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Billie Jean King

Other

Music

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Alice Cooper
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Stevie Wonder

Companies

The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1974.

Company1974
Rank [14]
1975
Rank [15]
HeadquartersCore business
General Motors 12 Detroit Automobiles
Ford Motor Company 33 Dearborn Automobiles
Chrysler 411 Highland Park Automobiles
Dow Chemical Company 3827 Midland Chemicals
Bendix Corporation 6176 Southfield Automotive brakes, vacuum tubes, aeronautical hydraulics and electric power systems, avionics, fuel control systems, radios, televisions and computers
American Motors 8893DetroitAutomobiles
Whirlpool Corporation 97122 Benton Harbor Home appliances
Clark Equipment Company 149148 Buchanan Industrial and construction machinery and equipment
Kellogg Co. 197200 Battle Creek Cereal products
Gerber Products Company 461-- Fremont Baby food
Burroughs Corporation DetroitBusiness equipment
National Bank of Detroit DetroitBanking
Detroit Edison DetroitElectric utility
Ex-Cell-O Troy Engine components, auto parts, machine tools
Masco Taylor Home improvement and construction products
S. S. Kresge Corporation Troy Kmart and Kresge retail stores
Monroe Auto Equipment Co. Monroe Auto parts
Upjohn Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical
Steelcase Grand Rapids Office, educational, and health care furniture
Consumers Power Jackson Natural gas utility
Michigan National Corp. Bloomfield Hills Banking
Amway Ada Consumer products, direct selling

Chronology of events

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The Conversion of Magdalene
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Fort Street Union Depot

January

February

March

April

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1974 Super Outbreak

May

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Bill Bonds

June

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Richard Petty

July

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Gordie Howe

August

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Gerald Ford

September

October

November

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Sander Levin
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James Blanchard
  • William Milliken was re-elected as Governor with 51.07% of the vote over Sander Levin who garnered 46.75% of the vote and Zolton Ferency who garnered 1.08% of the vote.
  • In elections for the U. S. House of Representatives, Democrats gained ground. Democrat James Blanchard (59.0%) unseated Republican incumbent Robert J. Huber (40.4%). Democrat Milton Robert Carr also won in a previously Republican district. Democrat William M. Brodhead won the seat previously held by Martha Griffiths. Donald W. Riegle Jr. was reelected after changing his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. Democrats Richard Vander Veen and J. Bob Traxler were reelected in historically Republican district which they had won earlier in the year in special elections.
  • Attorney General Frank J. Kelley (D) and Secretary of State Richard H. Austin (D) were reelected by two-to-one margins. [98]
  • The Democratic Party also won control over the Michigan legislature for the first time since the early 1960s, winning control of the Senate and retaining control of the House of Representatives. [99]
  • Proposition C, a statewide ballot initiative to repeal the state sales tax on food and drugs, was approved by a margin of 56% to 44%. [100]

December

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Pontiac Silverdome

Undated

Births

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Conn Smythe winner Tim Thomas
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Chef Grant Achatz
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Musician and singer Uncle Cracker
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Meg White of The White Stripes

Deaths

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Myrtle Craig Mowbray, first African-American female graduate of MSU
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Detroit native Charles Lindbergh

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  43. "Milliken Announces He'll Run Again". Detroit Free Press. March 8, 1974. p. 3A.
  44. "Michigan Streakers Covering Up?". Detroit Free Press. March 9, 1974. p. 3A.
  45. "Naked Came the Streaker -- At Last -- to Chilly U-M". Detroit Free Press. March 13, 1974. p. 3A.
  46. "War Hero Haunts Family, Friends". Detroit Free Press. March 17, 1974. p. 1.
  47. "Joshua Doore Control Sold To 2 Southfield Attorneys; Mafia Chief, Buyer Linked". Detroit Free Press. August 14, 1974. p. 1.
  48. "Cavanagh Closes Campaign Because of a Kidney Tumor". Detroit Free Press. March 28, 1974. p. 1.
  49. "2 Cities OK $5 Fine for Using Pot". Detroit Free Press. April 2, 1974. p. 1.
  50. "Twister Death Toll Rising". Detroit Free Press. April 5, 1974. p. 1.
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  55. "Chrysler Profits Sag 98%; Car, Truck Prices Boosted". Detroit Free Press. April 30, 1974. p. 1.
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  61. "State Probes Tainted Food". Detroit Free Press. May 30, 1974. p. 3A via Newspapers.com.
  62. "Mass Burial of Tainted Livestock Due". Detroit Free Press. May 31, 1974. p. 3A via Newspapers.com.
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  77. "7 Killed as Train Hits Car At an Unguarded Crossing". Detroit Free Press. July 31, 1974. p. 1.
  78. "Griffin Urges Nixon To Quit". Detroit Free Press. August 6, 1974. p. 1.
  79. "Levin Gains Clout From Win -- And Money, Too, He Hopes". Detroit Free Press. August 8, 1974. p. 2.
  80. "President Ford: 'Nightmare Is Over'". Detroit Free Press. August 10, 1974. p. 1.
  81. "President Criticizes GM for Big Price Hike". Detroit Free Press. August 13, 1974. p. 1.
  82. "Ford Places First Priority On Fight Against Inflation". Detroit Free Press. August 13, 1974. p. 1.
  83. "President Gets GM To Soften Price Hike". Detroit Free Press. August 22, 1974. p. 1.
  84. "Long, Bitter Strike Ends at Midland Dow". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 1974. p. 1.
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  86. "GM Picks Murphy and Estes". Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1974. p. 1.
  87. "City's Needy to Get 700 Jobs". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1974. p. 3A.
  88. "Judge OKs Sale of Wheels". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1974. p. 3A.
  89. "Huge Gambling Raid Brings 98 Arrests". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1974. p. 1.
  90. "4 Robbers Hold Family Overnight". Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1974. p. 1.
  91. "Public Sees Long Recession". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1974. p. 1.
  92. "Worm Turns . . . Lions Finally Beats Vikes, 20-16". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1974. p. 1D.
  93. "Quarterly Loss $8 Million: Chrysler Profits Plunge". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1974. p. 1.
  94. "GM Earnings Plummet 94 Percent for Quarter". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1974. p. 1.
  95. "Boat Clubs Settle Race Dispute with City". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1974. p. 3A.
  96. 1 2 "UAW's Nelson Jack Edwards Is Killed by Gunman in Bar". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1974. pp. 1A, 9A via Newspapers.com.
  97. "Hubbard Is in Serious Condition". Detroit Free Press. November 5, 1974. p. 3A.
  98. "Kelley, Austin Pace Dem Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1974. p. 3A.
  99. "Dems Control Legislature For First Time in Decade". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1974. p. 3A.
  100. "Food Tax Repeal To Save Shoppers Half-Month's Bill". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1974. p. 4A via Newspapers.com.
  101. "MSU Pulls Upset of Season". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1974. p. 1.
  102. "Chrysler Planning to Close 5 of 6 Car Assembly Plants". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1974. p. 1.
  103. "Ford to Lay Off 3,000 Of White-Collar Staff". Detroit Free Press. November 22, 1974. p. 1.
  104. "Ford to Idle Another 35,000: Layoffs Top 200,000". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1974. p. 1.
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  109. "27 Die in Snow; Thousands Stranded; Storm Is The Worst Since 1886". Detroit Free Press. December 3, 1974. p. 1.
  110. "Area Shakes Off Storm; Snow Deaths Rise to 32". Detroit Free Press. December 4, 1974. p. 1.
  111. "President Weighs Tax Cut, Rebate Plan for Car Buyers". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1974. p. 1.
  112. "AMC Sets Layoffs For 15,150 In January". Detroit Free Press. December 17, 1974. p. 3A.
  113. "GM Layoffs to Top 132,000 In New Production Cutbacks". Detroit Free Press. December 19, 1974. p. 1.
  114. "Ford Co. Layoffs To Hit 90,000". Detroit Free Press. December 20, 1974. p. 1.
  115. "Pontiac Adds Roof To Stadium". Detroit Free Press. December 21, 1974. p. 1.
  116. "HUD to Step Up Demolition Of Battered Detroit Homes". Detroit Free Press. December 24, 1974. p. 3A.
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  126. "Author and Scientist Marston Bates Dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 5, 1974. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  127. "Former Dow Head, L. I. Doan, Dies". Detroit Free Press. April 5, 1974. p. 14C via Newspapers.com.
  128. "Famed Chemist H. H. Willard Dies". Detroit Free Press. May 9, 1974. p. 6B via Newspapers.com.
  129. "William Hayes Buried: Burlesque Fans Were His Family". Detroit Free Press. May 29, 1974. pp. 3A, 8A via Newspapers.com.
  130. "Pioneering Physicist Clyde Cowan Dies". Albuquerque Journal. May 26, 1974. p. E12 via Newspapers.com.
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