1978 In Michigan
Events from the year 1978 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) rated the top Michigan news stories of 1978 as follows: # The Great Blizzard of 1978 leaving 400,000 homes and businesses without power; # The passage of one of three tax proposals on the November ballot—a measure requiring voter approval for new tax increases above authorized levels; # The reelection of William Milliken as Governor, easily defeating challenger William Fitzgerald, and Carl Levin's defeat of Robert P. Griffin in the election for a U.S. Senate seat from Michigan; # The ruling of Wexford County Circuit Judge William Peterson dismissing all charges against three defendants in the first PBB lawsuit, a 14-month trial that was the longest in Michigan history; # The recall of 1.5 million pre-1977 Ford Pintos for modifications to the fuel tanks; # The passage of a ballot proposal in November increasing Michigan's legal drinking age to 21; # The implementation of Michigan's deposit law following the 1976 me ...
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It is also known for publishing the widely used '' AP Stylebook''. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP operates 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most ...
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