1989 in Michigan

Events from the year 1989 in Michigan.

Top Michigan news stories

The Associated Press (AP) selected the top stories in Michigan for 1989 as follows:[1]

  1. School financing debate, including voters' rejection of two school funding proposals on the November ballot.
  2. Efforts to combat drug abuse and trafficking, including the April 2 appointment of attorney Don Reisig as Michigan's "drug czar" and raids on hundreds of suspected crack houses in Detroit.[2]
  3. Abortion controversies, including voters' rejection of the use of Medicaid funds for abortion, the Michigan House of Representatives' passage of a bill requiring girls under 18 to obtain parental consent to abortions, and clashes outside Michigan women's clinics.
  4. The September 22 drowning death of Leslie Ann Pluhar of Royal Oak after her 1987 Yugo automobile plunged into the water from the Mackinac Bridge.[3]
  5. An October 4 proposal by the Michigan Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority to establish a dumping site for all the low-level nuclear waste from seven states at a site in St. Clair, Lenawee, or Ontonagon County.[4]
  6. The U.S. Supreme Court's November 13 deadlock in its review of a lower court ruling approving the joint operating agreement between the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.[5] With the legal challenge removed, the newspapers began joint publishing on November 27.[6]
  7. First-degree murder charges filed against Lawrence DeLisle after he drove the family station wagon into the Detroit River in Wyandotte, resulting in the deaths of his four children.[7] (DeLisle was found guilty after a trial in June 1990.[8] He was given five life sentences for his actions.[9] His appeals continued for a decade, but the conviction was upheld.[10])
  8. Prison construction to alleviated anticipated overcrowding.
  9. The November 29 decision by the U.S. Air Force to place 50 rail-based MX nuclear missiles at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan.[11] The plan was to base the missiles at Wurtsmith to be deployed by rail across the northeastern lower peninsula in the event of a threat of war.[12]
  10. The September 20 conviction in Kent County Circuit Court of nurse's aide Gwendolyn Graham in the 1987 suffocation deaths of five elderly patients at the Alpine Manor Nursing Home in Walker, Michigan.[13]

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Federal office holders

Sen. Riegle
Sen. Levin

Population

In the 1980 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,259,000 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country. By 1990, the state's population had grown only marginally by 0.4% to 9,259,000 persons.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 50,000 based on 1980 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1970 and 1990 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1980
Rank
City County 1970 Pop. 1980 Pop. 1990 Pop. Change 1980-90
1DetroitWayne1,514,0631,203,3681,027,974−14.6%
2Grand RapidsKent197,649181,843189,1264.0%
3WarrenMacomb179,260161,134144,864−10.1%
4FlintGenesee193,317159,611140,761−11.8%
5LansingIngham131,403130,414127,321−2.4%
6Sterling HeightsMacomb61,365108,999117,8108.1%
7Ann ArborWashtenaw100,035107,969109,5921.5%
8LivoniaWayne110,109104,814100,850−3.8%
9DearbornWayne104,19990,66089,286−1.5%
10WestlandWayne86,74984,60384,7240.1%
11KalamazooKalamazoo85,55579,72280,2770.7%
12TaylorWayne70,02077,56870,811−8.7%
13SaginawSaginaw91,84977,50869,512−10.3%
14PontiacOakland85,27976,71571,166−7.2%
15St. Clair ShoresMacomb88,09376,21068,107−10.6%
16SouthfieldOakland69,29875,60875,7450.2%
17Royal OakOakland86,23870,89365,410−7.7%
18Dearborn HeightsWayne80,06967,70660,838−10.1%
19TroyOakland39,41967,10272,8848.6%
20WyomingKent56,56059,61663,8917.2%
21Farmington HillsOakland--58,05674,61128.5%
22RosevilleMacomb60,52954,31151,412−5.3%
23East LansingIngham47,54051,39250,677−1.4%

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1980 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1970 and 1990 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1980
Rank
County Largest city 1970 Pop. 1980 Pop. 1990 Pop. Change 1980-90
1WayneDetroit2,666,7512,337,8912,111,687−9.7%
2OaklandPontiac907,8711,011,7931,083,5927.1%
3MacombWarren625,309694,600717,4003.3%
4GeneseeFlint444,341450,449430,459−4.4%
5KentGrand Rapids411,044444,506500,63112.6%
6InghamLansing261,039275,520281,9122.3%
7WashtenawAnn Arbor234,103264,748282,9376.9%
8SaginawSaginaw219,743228,059211,946−7.1%
9KalamazooKalamazoo201,550212,378223,4115.2%
10BerrienBenton Harbor163,875171,276161,378−5.8%
11MuskegonMuskegon157,426157,589158,9830.9%
12OttawaHolland128,181157,174187,76819.5%
13JacksonJackson143,274151,495149,756−1.1%
14CalhounBattle Creek141,963141,557135,982−3.9%
15St. ClairPort Huron120,175138,802145,6074.9%
16MonroeMonroe118,479134,659133,600−0.8%
17BayBay City117,339119,881111,723−6.8%
18LivingstonHowell58,967100,289115,64515.3%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Other

Music and culture

Companies

The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan having at least $500 million in sales in 1989.

Company 1989 sales (millions)[22] 1989 net earnings (millions)[22] Headquarters Core business
General Motors126,9744,224DetroitAutomobiles
Ford Motor Company96,9323,835DearbornAutomobiles
Chrysler36,156359Highland ParkAutomobiles
Dow Chemical Company17,7302,487MidlandChemicals
Whirlpool Corporation6,318187Benton HarborHome appliances
Kellogg Co.4,662470Battle CreekCereal products
Detroit Edison3,200[23]389[23]DetroitElectric utility
Masco3,150221TaylorHome improvement and construction products
Upjohn2,900[24]176[24]KalamazooPharmaceutical
Steelcase1,800naGrand RapidsFurniture
Clark Equipment Company1,43369BuchananIndustrial and construction machinery and equipment
Gerber Products Company1,19081FremontBaby food
Federal-Mogul1,08433Southfieldautomotive, commercial, aerospace, marine, rail and off-road vehicles
Herman Miller79945ZeelandFurniture
La-Z-Boy55627MonroeFurniture
Haworth>500[25]naHollandFurniture
Consumers PowerJacksonNatural gas utility

Chronology of events

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "School financing debate billed as top state story". Lansing State Journal. December 31, 1989. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  2. "State drug czar tours Detroit: Reisig wants low profile in post". Detroit Free Press. April 3, 1989. pp. 3, 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Driver was alive in Mackinac plunge". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1989. p. 11C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "3 state areas are finalists in search for nuke dump". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1989. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Detroit Free Press sees its future assured". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1989. pp. 1, 10 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Papers avert strike, start JOA". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1989. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drowned children's father is charged with murder". Detroit Free Press. August 12, 1989. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "DeLisle found guilty in children's deaths". Detroit Free Press. June 22, 1990. pp. 1A, 6A via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Judge questions DeLisle verdict at sentencing". Detroit Free Press. August 2, 1990. p. 1B, 3B via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Dad loses drowning case appeal". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1998. p. 3B via Newspapers.com.
  11. "State to get rail-based MX". Detroit Free Press. November 30, 1989. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "The MX: What it is, how it's coming". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1989. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Jurors: Ex-aide killed 5". Lansing State Journal. September 21, 1989. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1989 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  15. "1989 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  16. "1989 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  17. "1989 Michigan State Spartans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  18. "1988–89 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  19. "1988–89 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  20. "1988–89 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  21. "1988–89 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  22. Unless otherwise noted, sales and earnings figures are taken from the 1990 Fortune 500 report.
  23. "Detroit Edison in the McCarthy Years". Detroit Free Press. March 12, 1990. p. 2E via Newspapers.com.
  24. "Restructuring charges blamed for Upjohn's fourth quarter loss". Detroit Free Press. February 2, 1990. p. 2E via Newspapers.com.
  25. "West Michigan furniture makers revise strategies". Detroit Free Press. March 25, 1990. p. 4G.
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