1967 in Michigan


Events from the year 1967 in Michigan.
The Associated Press rated the top stories in Michigan for 1967 as follows:
  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 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 also selected the state's top sports stories as follows:
  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 ;
  2. The selection of Joe Schmidt as the Detroit Lions' head coach, and his signing a five-year contract to serve in that position ;
  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 ;
  4. The selection of Dave Bing as the NBA Rookie of the Year ;
  5. The surprise retirement of Detroit Red Wings' goalie Roger Crozier on November 10 ;
  6. Alumni unhappiness over the 4–6 record compiled by the 1967 Michigan Wolverines football team ;
  7. Mel Farr who finished fifth in rushing in the NFL and was selected by the UPI as the NFL Rookie of the Year ;
  8. The Michigan high school basketball tournament ;
  9. The 1966–67 [Detroit Red Wings season|1966–67 Detroit Red Wings]' failure to make the playoffs for the first time in five years ;
  10. The Detroit Lions' trade of defensive tackle Roger Brown to the Los Angeles Rams ;
  11. Julius Boros' victory at the Buick Open ;
  12. Earl Wilson's compiling a 22-11 record as a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers ;
  13. The Detroit Pistons' hiring of Donnie Butcher as head coach to take over from Dave DeBusschere ;
  14. The brilliant pitching of Mickey Lolich for the Detroit Tigers during the pennant run ; and
  15. The 1966–67 [Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team]'s Big Ten Conference co-championship,
  16. The Northern Michigan Wildcats' invitation to the NAIA football playoffs.

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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:

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