Minority parties eye 1958 ballot in Michigan
The Michigan Mirror notes small parties like the Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Labor Party and Prohibition Party struggle to meet the 3 percent threshold to stay on the ballot. It explains signatures often exceed votes and cites officials on voter behavior and party history. The Hire Now campaign by the Michigan Employment Security Commission aims to boost skilled labor and keep workers in state, with early demand showing 40 new job requests. Michigan Tourist Council pushes residents to vacation locally as Mackinac Straits Bridge dedication June 26 to 28 draws crowds, with celebrations planned across northern and southern peninsulas.
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Michigan Employment Security Commission
MESC
Max Horton
Michigan Tourist Council
Mackinac Straits Bridge
St. Ignace
Mackinaw City
Sault Ste. Marie
Cheboygan
Mack announces candidacy for Congress in Michigan's 12th District
Joseph S. Mack of Ironwood declared his bid for Congress in Michigan's 12th District. A 39 year old steel fabricator and former Northwestern Motor Bus Company manager, he outlined a platform emphasizing natural resources development, regional industry and job creation, tax reforms, Social Security adjustments, and strong support for education and veterans.
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Michigan
Ironwood
Mr. Mack
Luther L. Wright
Milwaukee
Marian K. Vukovich
Bessemer
Gary Joseph
Dennis John
Mack
Superior Steel Fabricating Co
Northwestern Motor Bus Company
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Labrador
United States
Grand Rapids
Michigander origins traced to Lincoln and Congress
ABE LINCOLN NICKNAMED AS MICHIGANDERS recounts Lincoln using Michigander in 1848 to taunt Lewis Cass and notes the term’s later official status per the Government Printing Office Style Manual. It cites 1879 Congress remarks by Omar D. Conger and a pattern of satire around the Michigander nickname.
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Albert H. Marckwardt
University of Michigan
Lewis Cass
Lincoln
Cass
Marckwardt
Omar D. Conger
Conger
Turner
Cong
Truncated rant on traffic and business figures
Fragmented editorials condemns African drums and traffic noise as misguided. It laments overworked executives with ulcers amid crowded car scenes and a thriving but dysfunctional business culture with too many cars and stalled progress.
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Wakefield Seventeen and Under Nighttime Loitering Ordinance
Wakefield passes an ordinance restricting minors under 17 from loitering from 10 pm to 6 am in public places and regulates parental responsibility. The measure sets penalties for minors and guardians, requires compliance by venues, and directs enforcement through juvenile court. It becomes effective 15 days after enactment.
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Wakefield
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