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Events from the year 1964 in Michigan.

The Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) each selected the top 10 news stories in Michigan as follows:[1][2]

  1. The November 3 re-election of Republican George W. Romney as Governor of Michigan, despite a Democratic landslide in the U.S. Presidential and legislative races (AP-1, UPI-1);[3]
  2. Reapportionment of state and federal legislative districts, requiring districts to be redrawn "as nearly as practicable" equal in population, resulting in Democrats seizing control of both houses of the Michigan Legislature and the Congressional delegation (AP-2, UPI-2 [reapportionment] and UPI-4 [Democratic control of legislature]);
  3. New contracts between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the automobile manufacturers providing a lower retirement age and providing for higher pensions, reached after costly strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor Company (AP-3, UPI-3);
  4. A 134-day newspaper strike called by the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union that shut down both the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News from July 14 until November 25, the longest strike shutdown of metropolitan daily newspapers in American history (AP-5, UPI-5);[4]
  5. A May 8 tornado that struck Chesterfield Township in Macomb County, resulting in 13 deaths, injuries to at least 400 persons, and $14 million in damage (AP-4, UPI-7);[1][5][6]
  6. National Guard scandals arising out of questionable land sales at Camp Grayling and alleged mishandling of armory and liquor funds (AP-7, UPI-6);[1]
  7. A strike against Essex Wire Corp. in Hillsdale, Michigan, and the deployment of national guardsman when the company resumed operations with non-union workers (AP-8, UPI-8);[7][8]
  8. A booming economy in Michigan (AP-6);
  9. Concern over the Great Lakes reaching their lowest water levels in 100 years (AP-9);[9]
  10. Revelation that Daniel West, a successful candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, had lied about being an honors graduate of Yale Law School and concealed an extensive criminal record (UPI-9);[10][11]
  11. The success of University of Michigan sports teams with Big Ten Conference championships in football, indoor track, wrestling, and gymnastics, a co-championship in basketball, a national championship in men's ice hockey, and second-place finishes in outdoor track, tennis, and baseball (AP-10);[1] and
  12. The exposure of Thomas M. Novak as a fraud after four year practicing medicine without a license (UPI-10).[12][13][14]

The United Press International (UPI) picked the state's top sports stories as follows:[15]

  1. The success of the 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team in compiling an 8–1 record in the regular season, winning the Big Ten Conference championship, and receiving a bid to play in the 1965 Rose Bowl;
  2. William Clay Ford Sr.'s firing of the Detroit Lions' five assistant coaches and the resignation two days later of head coach George Wilson;
  3. Michigan athletes winning 11 medals at the Olympics;
  4. The 1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team's Big Ten championship and advancing to the Final Four at the 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament;
  5. The decision of the University of Detroit to terminate its football program;[16][17][18]
  1. Dave DeBusschere serving as player and head coach of the Detroit Pistons;
  2. The return of Ted Lindsay to the Detroit Red Wings at age 39 and after four years of retirement;[19]
  3. The death of Eddie Sachs of Warren, Michigan, in a crash while competing in the Indianapolis 500 on May 30;[20][21]
  4. The 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings, after a mediocre regular season, advancing to the 1964 Stanley Cup Final and narrowly losing in seven games to the Toronto Maple Leafs; and
  5. The Michigan high school basketball championships won by Benton Harbor (Class A), River Rouge (Class B), Grosse Pointe St. Paul (Class C), and Briton-Macon (Class D).

Office holders[]

State office holders[]

Gov. Romney

Mayors of major cities[]

Mayor Cavanagh

Federal office holders[]

Sen. McNamara
Sen. Hart
  • U.S. Senator from Michigan: Patrick V. McNamara (Democrat)
  • U.S. Senator from Michigan: Philip Hart (Democrat)
  • House District 1: Lucien N. Nedzi (Democrat)
  • House District 2: George Meader (Republican)
  • House District 3: August E. Johansen (Republican)
  • House District 4: J. Edward Hutchinson (Republican)
  • House District 5: Gerald Ford (Republican)
  • House District 6: Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican)
  • House District 7: James G. O'Hara (Democrat)
  • House District 8: R. James Harvey (Republican)
  • House District 9: Robert P. Griffin (Republican)
  • House District 10: Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican)
  • House District 11: Victor A. Knox (Republican)
  • House District 12: John B. Bennett (Republican)
  • House District 13: Charles Diggs (Democrat)
  • House District 14: Harold M. Ryan (Democrat)
  • House District 15: John Dingell (Democrat)
  • House District 16: John Lesinski Jr. (Democrat)
  • House District 17: Martha Griffiths (Democrat)
  • House District 18: William Broomfield (Republican)
  • House At Large: Neil Staebler (Democrat)

Population[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Baseball[]

American football[]

Bob Timberlake and Bump Elliott

Basketball[]

Dave Strack

Ice hockey[]

Gordie Howe

Golf[]

Boat racing[]

Music[]

Detroit's Motown record label had many hits in 1964, including the following:

  • "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by The Temptations was released on January 24, reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was selected at No. 70 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964.
  • "My Guy" by Mary Wells was released on March 13, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 7 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964.
  • "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes was released on June 17, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 10 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964.
  • "Baby I Need Your Loving" by the Four Tops was released July 10, reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, was ranked No. 57 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964, and was later selected at No. 390 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
  • "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas was released on July 31, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 17 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964.
  • "Baby Love" by The Supremes was released September 17, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, was ranked No. 33 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964, was later selected at No. 324 on the Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
  • "Come See About Me" by The Supremes was released on October 27 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by Marvin Gaye was released on November 4 and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • "My Girl" by The Temptations was released on December 21, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked was ranked No. 88 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Chronology of events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

  • November 3
  • In the United States presidential election, Lyndon Johnson took Michigan's 21 electoral votes, defeating Barry Goldwater by a margin of 2,136,615 (66.7%) to 1,060,152 (33.1%).
  • In the Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican incumbent George W. Romney won re-election, defeating Neil Staebler by a margin of 1,761,899 (55.9%) to 1,384,254 (44.0%).[45] Under Michigan's new Constitution, voters cast their ballots for Governor and Lieutenant Governor as part of a single ticket; William Milliken, president of Milliken's department store in Traverse City and a member of the Michigan Senate, was Romney's running mate and became Lieutenant Governor.[46] Milliken later followed Romney as Governor, holding the office from 1969 to 1983.
  • In elections for other state offices, Democratic incumbent James M. Hare defeated Republican Allison Green for Michigan Secretary of State, and Democratic incumbent Frank J. Kelley defeated Republican Meyer Warshawski for Michigan Attorney General.
  • In the United States Senate election in Michigan, the incumbent Democrat Philip Hart won re-election, defeating Elly M. Peterson by a margin of 1,987,190 to 1,099,191.[47]
  • In the United States House of Representatives elections, districts were realigned to account for population growth in the Detroit suburbs. In the November 3 election, three Republican incumbents were defeated by Democrats: George Meader (49.4%) by Weston E. Vivian (50.4%) in District 2; August E. Johansen (47.3%) by Paul H. Todd Jr. (52.7%) in District 3; and Victor A. Knox (46.7%) by Raymond F. Clevenger (53.3%) in District 11. In all, Democrats gained four seats, with the state's Congressional delegation shifting from an 11–8 Republican majority to a 12–7 Democratic majority.
  • John Conyers was elected to his first term in District 1 with 83.6% of the vote. He joined Charles Diggs in Michigan's Congressional delegation. Michigan became the first state since Reconstruction to have more than one African-American representative in Congress.[48] Conyers has remained in office for more than 50 years and became the Dean of the United States House of Representatives in 2015.
  • In close voting, residents of Royal Oak voted to approve service of liquor by the glass for the first time in history. The vote count was 17,663 to 15,479.[49]

December[]

Births[]

Gallery of 1964 births[]

Deaths[]

  • January 27 - Norman Z. McLeod, native of Grayling, Michigan, and film director (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Alice in Wonderland, Topper, Pennies from Heaven, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and The Paleface), at age 65 in Hollywood[50]
  • April 8 - Vernon J. Brown, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, at age 90 in Webberville
  • August 9 - John B. Bennett, U.S. Congressman from Michigan (1947–1964), at age 60 in Chevy Chase, Maryland[51]
  • October 10 - Shorty McMillan, Michigan Wolverines quarterback (1910–1911), at age 74 at Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan[52]

Gallery of 1964 deaths[]

See also[]

  • History of Michigan
  • History of Detroit

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