The Clare Sentinel Weekly Issue Details
The Clare Sentinel publishes weekly on Wednesdays from Clare Michigan with a mail subscription list listing Clare County rates seven dollars fifty and elsewhere nine dollars for Michigan residents ten dollars for other states ten dollars, dated June 15, 1977 page four.
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Zoning as Recall Trigger in Grant Township May Split Voters
The recall charges two Grant Township officials with wrongdoing for backing a local zoning plan amid strong opposition. The issue centers on whether land use should be controlled locally, with residents arguing zoning threatens property rights and questions about state versus local planning.
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Clare County
Michigan
Battle over Detroit freeway patrols pits three agencies
The Michigan Legislature must choose which police body will patrol Detroit freeways: Michigan State Police, Detroit City Police, or Wayne County Sheriff's Department. State troopers have patrolled city expressways for a year after budget squeezes, with Detroit Mayor Coleman Young pressing for funding. Governor Milliken emphasizes continued state role.
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Michigan Troopers on City Freeways Should Stay
Gov. Milliken argues the State Police should keep freeway patrols in Detroit, citing record safety and community security. The plan faces union and local-control tensions as Detroit and Wayne County seek reimbursement to fund the patrols while laying off local deputies.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan
Ford seeks funds for Grand Rapids museum
Former President Gerald Ford lobbied Michigan legislators for 3 million dollars to build a Ford museum in Grand Rapids. Democrats balked, questioning the value and timing, and approved only 50 thousand now with a pledge of 50 thousand annually for five years, totaling 3 million if resources allow. The bill passed the House and awaits Senate action.
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Edison Rate Rulings Favor And Challenge Michigan Consumers
The Michigan Public Service Commission orders Edison to refund 1 million to customers and allows a 65.3 million annual rate increase. June bills drop 18 cents for the typical home but rise 31 cents later, yielding a net June increase of about 13 cents monthly. Edison serves 1.7 million customers in Detroit area and Thumb. Fifty Cents Too Much For Drugs. A Senate resolution urges ending the 50 cent copayment on prescriptions in Medicaid, amid debate over its impact on low income recipients and a push to curb Medicaid fraud in the program.
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Tf It Fitz by Jim Fitzgerald
Dear Cousin Al the writer recounts a heated exchange over boxing and a meeting with Chuck Davey Michigan boxing commissioner. He contrasts boxing’s violence with poetry and echoes a long family rivalry while noting Davey’s defense of the sport.
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Michigan Supreme Court upholds 1976 bond plan for state construction
The Michigan Supreme Court rules the 1976 law allowing the state to sell 400 million dollars in construction bonds is constitutional. This clears the way for priority projects including new prisons and a University of Michigan hospital, despite constitutional limits requiring voter approval and prior cash funding constraints.
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State Building Authority bonds ruled not an indebtedness
Court ruling allows repayment of about 36 million dollars to the general fund for 1976 77 construction. Lawmakers see this as crucial for balancing the 1977 78 budget and prompt action on a fiscal plan. A reform proposal seeks to replace elections with gubernatorial appointment plus a judicial nominating commission.
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Davey Defends Rocky Graziano Fights and Boxing Ethos
Chuck Davey details his lunch with Al about boxing ethics. He recalls Davey’s 50s car arrest, training routines, and family, then argues Ali's bout with the Argentine was fair. Davey says fighters box for points, not to maim, and condemns the knockout mindset.
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