Word: detroit
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...April 1968. By a Department of Justice count, the number of racial disturbances of all sizes has fallen off sharply in 1969 from the two previous summers (see chart, next page). The 1965 holocaust of Watts left 34 dead and $40 million in property damage; 43 died in the Detroit riots of 1967 and damage there was also $40 million. This summer's biggest outbreak was a three-night June melee without fatalities in Omaha that destroyed $750,000 worth of property...
...recurrences in lesser cities of the convulsions that racked major metropolises much earlier. The whites and blacks of minor urban centers are still learning the lessons that have brought a hopeful Thermidor transformation to cities already tempered in destructive flames. For New York, Newark, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Detroit, it was the fire last time-and those cities may have profited from the experience...
Annual model changes are not merely a tradition with U.S. automakers: for years they have been considered an important ingredient of the industry's sales success. Now, as Detroit begins to unveil its 1970 passenger cars, it is clear that this year's styling changes will be distinguished for their modesty. The proliferation of models in years past, the rising cost of retooling and added emphasis on safety have all contributed to the automakers' reluctance to tamper with last year's line...
Fighting the Imports. Rather than concentrate on full-size models, Detroit is determined to make a dent in the soaring sales of foreign cars, which captured more than 10% of the total U.S. market last year for the first time since 1959. A decade ago, Detroit responded to the inroads of foreign competition by bringing out a fleet of compacts; within four years, the imports' share of the market was cut in half. Now the auto companies are ready to renew the battle with yet another generation of small cars...
...automakers are re-entering the small-car market at a difficult time. G.M. President Edward Cole predicted last week that new car sales in the 1970 model year would remain close to 1969's near-record level of some 9,700,000 units, but Detroit's share of that total has been dwindling. Sales of imported autos in the U.S. will exceed 1,000,000 units in the '69 model year, a 70% increase from 1966, and the trend is still running against domestic producers...