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Events from the year 1967 in Michigan.

The Associated Press (AP) rated the top stories in Michigan for 1967 as follows:[1]

  1. Civil rights, including the 1967 Detroit riot, smaller disturbances in Pontiac, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, and Benton Harbor, and the fight in the Michigan Legislature for an open housing law;
  2. Gov. George W. Romney's November 18 announcement that he was a candidate for the Presidency of the United States and his campaign for the 1968 Republican Presidential nomination;
  3. The Michigan Legislature's enacting a state income tax in July, taxing personal income at 2.6% and corporate income at 9.6%;
  4. Teachers strikes in Detroit and elsewhere that closed schools in September and part of October for more than half a million students;
  5. The Coho salmon boom after the species was introduced to the state's waters, drawing large crowds to the state's resort areas in the fall, and a September storm that killed seven fishermen near Frankfort;
  6. Problems in the automobile industry, including lower sales, price increases, safety issues, a two-month strike at Ford Motor Co., local strikes that halted production by Chrysler, and negotiation of new contracts with the United Auto Workers (UAW) that provided for $4.70 per hour wage increases and $1.00 per hour benefits increases over three years;
  7. A Teamsters strike resulting in violence, including one death in Michigan, against truckers refusing to honor the strike;
  8. The selection of Robben Wright Fleming as President of the University of Michigan;
  9. Blizzards that struck the state in January and February; and
  10. An investigation into the Michigan Highway Department.

The AP and United Press International (UPI) also selected the state's top sports stories as follows:[2][3]

  1. The 1967 Detroit Tigers season, ending with a close race for the American League pennant, finishing in second place, one game behind the Boston Red Sox (AP-1, UPI-1);
  2. The selection of Joe Schmidt as the Detroit Lions' head coach (UPI-2), and his signing a five-year contract to serve in that position (AP-3);
  3. The collapse of the 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team, compiling a 3–7 record after two consecutive years contending for the national championship (AP-2, UPI-6);
  4. The selection of Dave Bing as the NBA Rookie of the Year (AP-8, UPI-4);
  5. The surprise retirement of Detroit Red Wings' goalie Roger Crozier on November 10 (AP-10 [tie], UPI-3);
  6. Alumni unhappiness over the 4–6 record compiled by the 1967 Michigan Wolverines football team (AP-4);
  7. Mel Farr who finished fifth in rushing in the NFL and was selected by the UPI as the NFL Rookie of the Year (UPI-5);
  8. The Michigan high school basketball tournament (AP-5);
  9. The 1966–67 Detroit Red Wings' failure to make the playoffs for the first time in five years (AP-6);
  10. The Detroit Lions' trade of defensive tackle Roger Brown to the Los Angeles Rams (UPI-7);
  11. Julius Boros' victory at the Buick Open (AP-7);
  12. Earl Wilson's compiling a 22-11 record as a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (UPI-8);
  13. The Detroit Pistons' hiring of Donnie Butcher as head coach to take over from Dave DeBusschere (AP-9);
  14. The brilliant pitching of Mickey Lolich for the Detroit Tigers during the pennant run (UPI-9); and
  15. The 1966–67 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team's Big Ten Conference co-championship (AP-10 [tie], UPI-10),
  16. The Northern Michigan Wildcats' invitation to the NAIA football playoffs (AP-10 [tie]).

Office holders

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State office holders

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Gov. Romney

Mayors of major cities

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Mayor Cavanagh

Federal office holders

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Sen. Griffin
Sen. Hart

Population

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In the 1960 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 7,823,194 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1970, the state's population had grown 13.4% to 8,875,083 persons.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 60,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank 		City County 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. 1970 Pop. Change
1960-70
1 Detroit Wayne 1,849,568 1,670,144 1,514,063 −9.3% Decrease
2 Flint Genesee 163,143 196,940 193,317 −1.8% Decrease
3 Grand Rapids Kent 176,515 177,313 197,649 11.5% Increase
4 Dearborn Wayne 94,994 112,007 104,199 −7.0% Decrease
5 Lansing Ingham 92,129 107,807 131,403 21.9% Increase
6 Saginaw Saginaw 92,918 98,265 91,849 −6.5% Decrease
7 Warren Macomb 42,653 89,246 179,260 100.2% Increase
8 Pontiac Oakland 73,681 82,233 85,279 3.7% Increase
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 57,704 82,089 85,555 4.1% Increase
10 Royal Oak Oakland 46,898 80,612 86,238 7.0% Increase
11 St. Clair Shores Macomb 19,823 76,657 88,093 14.9% Increase
12 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 48,251 67,340 100,035 48.6% Increase
13 Livonia Wayne 17,634 66,702 110,109 65.1% Increase
14 Dearborn Heights Wayne 20,235 61,118 80,069 31.0% Increase
15 Westland Wayne 30,407 60,743 86,749 42.8% Increase

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank 		County Largest city 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. 1970 Pop. Change
1960-70
1 Wayne Detroit 2,435,235 2,666,297 2,666,751 0.0% Increase
2 Oakland Pontiac 396,001 690,259 907,871 31.5% Increase
3 Macomb Warren 184,961 405,804 625,309 54.1% Increase
4 Genesee Flint 270,963 374,313 444,341 18.7% Increase
5 Kent Grand Rapids 288,292 363,187 411,044 13.2% Increase
6 Ingham Lansing 172,941 211,296 261,039 23.5% Increase
7 Saginaw Saginaw 153,515 190,752 219,743 15.2% Increase
8 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 134,606 172,440 234,103 35.8% Increase
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 126,707 169,712 201,550 18.8% Increase
10 Berrien Benton Harbor 115,702 149,865 163,875 9.3% Increase
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 120,813 138,858 141,963 2.2% Increase
12 Jackson Jackson 108,168 131,994 143,274 8.5% Increase
13 Muskegon Muskegon 121,545 129,943 157,426 21.2% Increase
14 St. Clair Port Huron 91,599 107,201 120,175 12.1% Increase
15 Bay Bay City 88,461 107,042 117,339 9.6% Increase
16 Monroe Monroe 75,666 101,120 118,479 17.2% Increase

Sports

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Baseball

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American football

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Basketball

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Ice hockey

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Bruce MacGregor

Golf

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Boat racing

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Other

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Music

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Michigan and/or Motown acts performed 16 of the songs ranked on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967, as follows:

Chronology of events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Births

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  • March 18 - Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver (1989–2000), in Flint
  • August 2 - Aaron Krickstein, tennis player ranked No. 6 in the world in 1990, in Ann Arbor
  • September 19 - Jim Abbott, Major League Baseball pitcher (1989–1999), in Flint
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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Rights Judged Top Michigan Story of 1967". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News (AP story). December 27, 1967. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Detroit's Pennant Bid Top Sports Story in Michigan". The News-Palladium (AP story). December 30, 1967. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers Are Picked Top Sports Story". The Holland Evening Sentinel (UPI story). December 26, 1967. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Riegle switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in 1973.
  5. ^ "1967 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "1967 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "1967 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "1967 Michigan State Spartans Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "1966–67 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "1966–67 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  15. ^ "1966–67 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "1967–69 Detroit Titans Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  17. ^ "1966–67 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "1966–67 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  19. ^ "Michigan Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  20. ^ "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  21. ^ "Michigan State Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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