Word: detroits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pamela Haxton Detroit...
Other top candidates for appointment are Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, who gave Carter crucial backing in the Michigan primary; Jesse Hill, president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Co.; Herman Russell, an Atlanta contractor; Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary, Ind.; John Cox, a Delta Airlines consultant who was the only well-known black to support Carter for Georgia Governor in 1970; Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. Many others are hoping for a berth. Quips a black Democratic official in Atlanta: "Half the blacks here already have their bags packed to come to Washington...
...marathon opens at 1:00 p.m. with the annual Detroit Lions "Watch us play over our heads on national television and blow darts the rest of the season" Thanksgiving game. This year's battle is against the Buffalo Bills and if the game is as boring as the two teams involved, wait till the second quarter to get the nutmeg...
Another skating rink in town, the Boston Garden, will also be the scene of some action this weekend. The amazing Bruins, led by Peter McNab, will entertain the Washington Capitals Thursday night and the Detroit Red-wings Sunday night...
...handicapped children placed in each class. The teachers' worry is that with class sizes rising in many systems because of budget cuts, the addition of handicapped children will add to their burden and take time away from the normal children. Already teachers' groups in Pittsburgh and Detroit have included limits on mainstreaming in their contracts...