1972 in Michigan
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Events from the year 1972 in Michigan.
The Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) selected the top news stories in Michigan for 1972 as follows:[1][2]
- The court order issued by federal judge Stephen Roth requiring cross-district busing throughout metropolitan Detroit (AP-1, UPI-1);
- The beginning of the Michigan Lottery (AP-2, UPI-4);
- The defeat of Proposal B that would have amended the state constitution to liberalize Michigan's abortion law (AP-3, UPI-3);
- George Wallace's victory, attributed to the busing issue, in the 1972 Democratic Party Presidential primary with 51% of the vote (AP-4, UPI-2 [elections]);
- The defeat of a ballot proposal that would have changed Michigan's system of funding public education, placed a cap on property taxes, and provided for a graduated income tax (AP-6, UPI-7);
- Controversy concerning the Detroit Police Department's STRESS unit and a shootout between STRESS officers and off-duty Wayne County sheriff's deputies, resulting in the death of a deputy (AP-5, UPI-10);
- The U.S. Senate campaign in which the incumbent Republican Robert P. Griffin defeated the Democrat challenger Frank J. Kelley (AP-9, UPI-2 [elections];
- The skyjacking of an airliner by two Detroit residents, first to Detroit, then to Canada, and finally to Cuba (AP-10, UPI-9);
- A school funding crisis in Detroit after voters thrice rejected millage proposals (UPI-5)
- The automobile industry's record sales and profits and controversies over price increases, safety, and emission equipment (UPI-6);
- High winds that pushed water over the shoreline and resulted in six counties being declared federal disaster areas (AP-7);
- A collision near Port Huron that resulted in the sinking of the Sidney Smith in the St. Clair River, blocking the navigation channel (AP-8); and
- Michigan's meat law prohibiting use of udders, snouts, and spleen in making hot dogs and lunch meat was overturned by a federal court (UPI-8).
Office holders
State office holders
- Governor of Michigan: William Milliken (Republican)
- Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. Brickley (Republican)
- Michigan Attorney General: Frank J. Kelley (Democrat)
- Michigan Secretary of State: Richard H. Austin (Democrat)
- Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: William A. Ryan (Democrat)
- Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Robert VanderLaan (Republican)
- Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:
Mayors of major cities
- Mayor of Detroit: Roman Gribbs (Democrat)
- Mayor of Grand Rapids: Robert Boelens/Lyman S. Parks
- Mayor of Flint: Francis E. Limmer
- Mayor of Lansing: Gerald W. Graves
- Mayor of Dearborn: Orville L. Hubbard (Democrat)
- Mayor of Ann Arbor: Robert J. Harris
- Mayor of Saginaw: Warren C. Light/Paul H. Wendler
Federal office holders
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Robert P. Griffin (Republican)
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Philip Hart (Democrat)
- House District 1: John Conyers (Democrat)
- House District 2: Marvin L. Esch (Republican)
- House District 3: Garry E. Brown (Republican)
- House District 4: J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican)
- House District 5: Gerald Ford (Republican)
- House District 6: Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican)
- House District 7: Donald W. Riegle Jr. (Republican[3])
- House District 8: R. James Harvey (Republican)
- House District 9: Guy Vander Jagt (Republican)
- House District 10: Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican)
- House District 11: Philip Ruppe (Republican)
- House District 12: James G. O'Hara (Democrat)
- House District 13: Charles Diggs (Democrat)
- House District 14: Lucien N. Nedzi (Democrat)
- House District 15: William D. Ford (Democrat)
- House District 16: John Dingell Jr. (Democrat)
- House District 17: Martha Griffiths (Democrat)
- House District 18: William Broomfield (Republican)
- House District 19: Jack H. McDonald (Republican)
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 |
City | County | 1960 Pop. | 1970 Pop. | 1980 Pop. | Change 1970-80 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Detroit | Wayne | 1,670,144 | 1,514,063 | 1,203,368 | −20.5% |
2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 177,313 | 197,649 | 181,843 | −8.0% |
3 | Flint | Genesee | 196,940 | 193,317 | 159,611 | −17.4% |
4 | Warren | Macomb | 89,246 | 179,260 | 161,134 | −10.1% |
5 | Lansing | Ingham | 107,807 | 131,403 | 130,414 | −0.8% |
6 | Livonia | Wayne | 66,702 | 110,109 | 104,814 | −4.8% |
7 | Dearborn | Wayne | 112,007 | 104,199 | 90,660 | −13.0% |
8 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 67,340 | 100,035 | 107,969 | 7.9% |
9 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 98,265 | 91,849 | 77,508 | −15.6% |
10 | St. Clair Shores | Macomb | 76,657 | 88,093 | 76,210 | −13.5% |
11 | Westland | Wayne | 60,743 | 86,749 | 84,603 | −2.5% |
12 | Royal Oak | Oakland | 80,612 | 86,238 | 70,893 | −17.8% |
13 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 82,089 | 85,555 | 79,722 | −6.8% |
14 | Pontiac | Oakland | 82,233 | 85,279 | 76,715 | −10.0% |
15 | Dearborn Heights | Wayne | 61,118 | 80,069 | 67,706 | −15.4% |
16 | Taylor | Wayne | na | 70,020 | 77,568 | 10.8% |
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.
1970 Rank |
County | Largest city | 1960 Pop. | 1970 Pop. | 1980 Pop. | Change 1970-80 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wayne | Detroit | 2,666,297 | 2,666,751 | 2,337,891 | −12.3% |
2 | Oakland | Pontiac | 690,259 | 907,871 | 1,011,793 | 11.4% |
3 | Macomb | Warren | 405,804 | 625,309 | 694,600 | 11.1% |
4 | Genesee | Flint | 374,313 | 444,341 | 450,449 | 1.4% |
5 | Kent | Grand Rapids | 363,187 | 411,044 | 444,506 | 8.1% |
6 | Ingham | Lansing | 211,296 | 261,039 | 275,520 | 5.5% |
7 | Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | 172,440 | 234,103 | 264,748 | 13.1% |
8 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 190,752 | 219,743 | 228,059 | 3.8% |
9 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 169,712 | 201,550 | 212,378 | 5.4% |
10 | Berrien | Benton Harbor | 149,865 | 163,875 | 171,276 | 4.5% |
11 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 129,943 | 157,426 | 157,589 | 0.1% |
12 | Jackson | Jackson | 131,994 | 143,274 | 151,495 | 5.7% |
13 | Calhoun | Battle Creek | 138,858 | 141,963 | 141,557 | −0.3% |
14 | St. Clair | Port Huron | 107,201 | 120,175 | 138,802 | 15.5% |
Sports
Music
Chronology of events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Births
Gallery of 1972 births
Deaths
Gallery of 1972 deaths
See also
References
- ^ "School Desegregation Top State Story In '72". Escanaba Daily Press (AP story). December 27, 1972. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan's Top 10 News Stories of '72". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). December 29, 1972. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Riegle switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in 1973.