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Detroit Faces Fiscal Disaster as City Struggles
Detroit, the nation's fifth largest city, confronts severe budget gaps with 19,500 workers, 18.5 percent job cuts, and a planned $103 million deficit for the year. Mayor Coleman Young advocates state aid and possible tax or gambling measures as officials seek to avert deeper cuts while maintaining services amid rising crime and a shrinking tax base.
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Lee Mitgang
Detroit
New York City
Motor City
Big Apple
America
New York
Michigan
Coleman A. Young
U.S
Pelham-Fraser
Standard & Poor's
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Young
William G. Milliken
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