50 YEARS AGO: WXYZ COVERS DETROIT RIOTS JULY ’67

FIVE DAYS IN JULY: DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, July 25, 1967 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)

ABC NEWS DON HOWE * Tommy McIntyre; WXYZ News * July 26, 1967
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FIVE DAYS IN JULY: DETROIT Sunday, July 23, 1967 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)

FIVE DAYS IN JULY: Wayne County sheriff officers on foot patrol near 12th and Elmhurst in Detroit. Wednesday, July 26, 1967 Photo: LIFE (click on image 2x for largest view)
FIVE DAYS IN JULY: Wayne County sheriff officers on foot patrol near 12th and Elmhurst in Detroit. Wednesday, July 26, 1967 Photo: LIFE (click on image 2x for largest view).

FIVE DAYS IN JULY: The National Guard vigilant near intersection of Linwood and Joy Rd., Thursday, July 27, 1967. (Photo: LIFE)
FIVE DAYS IN JULY: The National Guard stand vigilant near intersection of Linwood and Joy Rd. Thursday, July 27, 1967. (Photo: LIFE)

FIVE DAYS IN JULY: National Guardsman Gary Ciko, foot-patrolling Linwood Ave., looks up at rooftops for possible snipers (Photo: LIFE)
FIVE DAYS IN JULY: National Guardsman Gary Ciko, foot-patrolling Linwood Ave., looks up at rooftops for possible snipers. (Photo: LIFE)

A MCRFB NOTE

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Link update (July 26, 2017): See Scott Westerman’s recent comments HOW KEENER COVERED THE SUMMER OF 1967 at his splendid WKNR tribute website, posted July 21, 2017.

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For a more comprehensive coverage on the five-day civil-disturbances in Detroit, July, this week in 1967, see Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ previous (July 16, 2012) feature — by clicking on the header-title below.

A WKNR CONTACT NEWS PRESENTATION: DETROIT 1967


(Note: Previously featured on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, July 23, 2015)


FIVE DAYS IN JULY: THE DETROIT NEWS Monday, July 24, 1967“The shaded area in the above map of Detroit indicates where the rioting was more intense Sunday and this morning. There have been many reports of firebombing and looting in other sections of the city.”


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AMERICA’S HOT 100 HITS: BILLBOARD DECEMBER 1972!

December 9, 1972

BILLBOARD HOT 100 (No. 28) * The Delegates * December 9, 1972

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AMERICA’S HOT 100 HITS! BILLBOARD NOVEMBER 1963

November 16, 1963A MCRFB VIEWING TIP: To fully appreciate this Billboard Hot 100 November 16, 1963 chart feature — to enlarge this image FULL SCREEN — click on the image and open to second window. See ‘Original size: ‘3258 × 4533‘ at the top/left and click on that link for EXPANDED LARGEST VIEW (twice). Click image anytime to return to NORMAL image size. (Click your server’s back button to return to MCRFB main home page).

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AMERICA’S HITS BILLBOARD HOT 100! OCTOBER 30, ’65

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