▁and ▁that ▁rid ership ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁D SR ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁carried ▁a ▁daily ▁load ▁of ▁ 6 0 8 , 9 9 5 ▁with ▁ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁logged ▁each ▁day . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 3 ▁- ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁John ▁D ing ell ▁Jr . ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁seat ▁in ▁Michigan ' s ▁ 1 5 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District . ▁D ing ell ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁John ▁D . ▁D ing ell ▁Sr ., ▁represented ▁Michigan ▁in ▁Congress ▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁run ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁years — the ▁father ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 4 ▁- ▁A ▁commission ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁un anim ously ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Michigan ▁take ▁over ▁Wayne ▁University . ▁ ▁Up ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁Wayne ▁had ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁Governor ▁Williams ▁said ▁the ▁recommendation ▁seemed ▁" wise ▁and ▁real istic ." ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 6 ▁- ▁Ch rys ler ▁laid ▁off ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁workers , ▁mostly ▁at ▁the ▁Mack ▁plant ▁that ▁made ▁P ly mouth ▁vehicles . ▁A ▁U AW ▁local ▁leader ▁protest ed ▁the ▁company ' s ▁" c ru