▁date . ▁The ▁sole ▁surv iv or ▁was ▁a ▁child , ▁Cec ilia ▁C ich an . ▁ ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁area ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 , ▁including ▁appearances ▁in ▁Ham tr am ck ▁and ▁Hart ▁Pla za ▁and ▁a ▁mass ▁at ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁Silver d ome . ▁ ▁The ▁July ▁ 1 0 ▁murder ▁of ▁three ▁In k ster ▁police ▁officers ▁while ▁serving ▁a ▁bad ▁check ▁war rant ▁at ▁the ▁B ung al ow ▁Mot el . ▁ ▁Three - year ▁labor ▁agre ements ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁Auto ▁Work ers ▁and ▁Ford ▁and ▁G M ▁with ▁prov isions ▁for ▁job ▁protection . ▁ ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature ▁voted ▁to ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁speed ▁limit ▁to ▁ 6 5 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour ▁on ▁ 7 2 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁rural ▁highway . ▁ ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature ▁voted ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁state ▁funds ▁for ▁abort ions . ▁ ▁The ▁March ▁ 4 ▁death ▁of ▁nine ▁persons ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁a ▁North west ▁Met rol ink ▁plane ▁at ▁Detroit ▁Metro ▁Airport . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁II ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁August ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Ch rys ler ▁and ▁American ▁Mot ors ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁The ▁October ▁death s ▁of ▁three ▁Mil ford ▁fire fig h ters ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁accident . ▁ ▁The ▁AP ▁also ▁separately ▁suggested ▁the ▁state ' s ▁top ▁sports ▁stories