, 0 9 5 . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 7 ▁- ▁F loyd ▁Diam ond , ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁boy , ▁was ▁arrested ▁after ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁killing ▁Kath le en ▁Mc L augh lin , ▁a ▁ 9 - year - old ▁girl . ▁The ▁girl ' s ▁body ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁a ▁p ond ▁in ▁Farm ington ▁Township . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁st ab bed ▁repeatedly ▁in ▁the ▁tor so ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁sk ull . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 9 ▁- ▁After ▁an ▁attempted ▁over throw ▁was ▁quel led , ▁John ▁Fe ik ens ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁Fe ik ens ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁federal ▁jud ges hip ▁by ▁Pres idents ▁Eisen h ower ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁Kennedy ▁( 1 9 6 1 ), ▁and ▁N ixon ▁( 1 9 7 0 ); ▁he ▁remained ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁in ▁Detroit ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 3 ▁- ▁Leo ▁Now icki , ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Street ▁Rail ways ▁( DS R ), ▁proposed ▁closing ▁the ▁city ' s ▁last ▁three ▁street car ▁lines — the ▁Wood ward , ▁Gr ati ot , ▁and ▁Michigan ▁lines . ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁he ated ▁debate ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁D SR ▁Commission . ▁Mayor ▁Cob o ▁noted ▁that ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁street car ▁lines ▁to ▁bus