1967 in Michigan

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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]).