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Events from the year 1961 in Michigan.

The top stories in Michigan in 1961, as selected by Associated Press newspaper, radio, and television editors,[1] were as follows: (1) the opening of the state's Constitutional Convention; (2) the negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and automobile manufacturers; (3) the Detroit Tigers' bid for the American League pennant with 101 wins during the 1961 season;[2] (4) the Republican party's victory in an October 1961 election for control of the Constitutional Convention; (5) the November 7 election of Jerome Cavanagh, a 33-year-old attorney, over the incumbent, Louis Miriani, as Mayor of Detroit;[3] (6) Chrysler Corporation's legal troubles arising from the removal of William Newberg as president and the ouster of L. L. Colbert as CEO; (7) "Tractors for Freedom", a Detroit-based campaign led by Walter Reuther, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Milton S. Eisenhower that raised money in May and June 1961 in an effort to trade 500 tractors to Cuba in exchange for the freedom of 1,214 rebel prisoners captured at the Bay of Pigs Invasion;[4][5] (8) the proposal to create a national recreation area at Sleeping Bear Dunes; (9) the failed prosecution and trial of Gordon Watson and Nelle Lassiter for the murder of her husband, Parvin "Bill" Lassiter;[6] and (10) the closure by Norge, a division of Borg-Warner, of its factory in Muskegon Heights and relocation of manufacturing operations Fort Smith, Arkansas.[7]

  1. ^ "Michigan AP Editors Pick Con-Con as State's Top News Story of Year". The Ludington Daily News. December 27, 1961. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Miriani Trounced in Upset: It's Mayor Cavanagh!". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1961. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tractors-for-Freedom Gifts Rising". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 4, 1961. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tractor Team Finds Hospitality in Cuba". Detroit Free Press. June 14, 1961. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Watson Acquitted; Trial for Nelle Believed Unlikely". Detroit Free Press. June 6, 1961. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jobs End At Norge". Lansing State Journal. July 29, 1961. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.