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  1. Despite those yards by OJ, the Lions won that...

    Despite those yards by OJ, the Lions won that game [[27-14).
  2. Peter Licavoli was one of the leaders of the...

    Peter Licavoli was one of the leaders of the Purple Gang.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Licavoli

    Peter's son, Teddy Licavoli, had a band in the Detroit area during the '60s. the Human...
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    Done better in Detroit, by a guy who my wife had...

    Done better in Detroit, by a guy who my wife had as a teacher at MacKenzie.

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/12/Man-sentenced-for-killing-wife-storing-body-in-freezer/2421616219200/
  4. Commerce HS was demoed in 1964, and the bridge...

    Commerce HS was demoed in 1964, and the bridge over Vernor went down with it. The last graduating class from Commerce was in 1964 and the then junior and soph classes transferred to Cass.
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    Musk became a US citizen more than 20 years ago.

    Musk became a US citizen more than 20 years ago.
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    ESPN has an agreement with the NHL through 2028. ...

    ESPN has an agreement with the NHL through 2028. They currently have sole broadcasting rights on 8-9 games per team per season. That means no local [[Bally) or other broadcasts of those games. ...
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    Stafford is now #11 in the all time passing...

    Stafford is now #11 in the all time passing yards, passing John Elway last year. If he has decent stats next season, he will likely pass Eli Manning and Aaron Rodgers to be #9.
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    I haven't read the law, but it sounds like Amtrak...

    I haven't read the law, but it sounds like Amtrak is given the right to condemn and take property, just like most governments, public agencies, public utilities, etc. The 5th amendment states that...
  9. From Shorpy, the Belle Isle Aquarium in 1908. ...

    From Shorpy, the Belle Isle Aquarium in 1908.

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    I posted in this thread a couple of years ago,...

    I posted in this thread a couple of years ago, with my grandparents' and parents' numbers. When I read that post I realized that my parents sold that house and moved south in 1990. My grandparents...
  11. You're right. I saw a few Pistons' games in Cobo...

    You're right. I saw a few Pistons' games in Cobo Arena. Also saw The Doors [opened by 'Crazy' Arthur Brown] there in 1968.
  12. Thread: DPS in the 60s

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    I do remember the Squeeze-In was there, but only...

    I do remember the Squeeze-In was there, but only went in a couple of times. One semester PhysEd was bowling, and we went to the ancient bowling alley on Henry. They still used human pinsetters and...
  13. Thread: DPS in the 60s

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    Relics of the era before you. 42822

    Relics of the era before you.

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  14. Al Kaline once said that had he known how...

    Al Kaline once said that had he known how important stats would become after his retirement, he would have tried to hit at least one more home run and a few more hits. He finished his career with...
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    I remember that game Lowell. Those were the days...

    I remember that game Lowell. Those were the days when home games were usually not televised. But, they were televised on Lansing and Toledo stations. We were at a relatives' house for...
  16. Or, it may be they have reconsidered their...

    Or, it may be they have reconsidered their projected requirements. Ford is currently building a large battery plant in Kentucky and recently announced construction of a huge facility in Tennessee...
  17. Thread: DPS in the 60s

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    First terms of a grade were designated as "B" and...

    First terms of a grade were designated as "B" and second terms of a grade as "A." That tracked through grades 1-12. I graduated from Cass in June 1965, which was a grade year term that started in...
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    My first 3 years were spent in an upper flat...

    My first 3 years were spent in an upper flat rented by my parents on Knodell, between Erwin and McClellan. My grandparents lived on Woodlawn not quite across the alley from that flat. I think there...
  19. CKLW, the Million Dollar Weekend ...

    CKLW, the Million Dollar Weekend

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uJ83yM48-w
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    This album came out in, I think, 1970. His song...

    This album came out in, I think, 1970. His song I Wonder got some air play on Detroit radio. I bought the LP and played it often. When I moved from vinyl to digital, I sold the LP to someone in...
  21. Not here in NM. Our largest fires were all...

    Not here in NM. Our largest fires were all caused by the US Forest Service. For some reason, they think they can do controlled burns on days when the wind is forecast is 35-40 mph with gusts up to...
  22. Same here, but I went to Pershing for drivers...

    Same here, but I went to Pershing for drivers training so I could the 7 Mile bus home. That would have been c1963.
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    Like oladub, I also took my draft physical at...

    Like oladub, I also took my draft physical at Fort Wayne. It was June 1970, a month or so after graduating from WSU.

    At the end, I and about a dozen other guys were sent to a room similar to what...
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    After reading this thread, I dug out the papers I...

    After reading this thread, I dug out the papers I have from my dad. He dropped out of Cass Tech and wanted to enlist as soon as he turned 18. I have two pieces of mail from the SSS, Board No. 13 at...
  25. We've visited the two Santa Fe museums a number...

    We've visited the two Santa Fe museums a number of times, as well as the Heard in Phoenix. They are excellent museums, but have more narrowly focused objectives and exhibits. They really shouldn't...
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