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DETROIT. Coleman Alexander Young's first speech as mayor was blunt and to the point. Squinting into the bright glare of TV lights in the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, he declared: "I issue an open warning right now to all dope pushers, to all rip-off artists, to all muggers: It's time to leave Detroit. I don't give a damn if they are black or white, or if they wear Super Fly suits or blue uniforms with silver badges: Hit the road...
What is the reason? It is to prevent ourselves as a country from going to rip-roaring inflation...
...across the country begin to comb the wire-service bulletins and newspapers for the makings of their early programs. Their reach is enormous,* but the product is generally predictable. At its frequent worst, radio news consists of clatters and bleeps strung together by an announcer who has learned to rip and read wire-service copy. Even the morning shows of larger independent stations and network affiliates rarely rise above an intelligent presentation of the moment's headlines...
Moreover, in a year when pro football languished on a bland, conservative diet of field goals and zone defenses, "the Juice" provided much needed excitement. O.J. would rip through the line, throw a lightning fake, and sprint for distance like a cheetah on the run. As Buffalo Offensive Tackle Bonnie Green tells it, "Blocking for the Juice-hey man, there's no telling where he'll be. He moves so catty, moving to the left and then back to the right. I never know where the Juice is, but when I hear the roar of the crowd...
...Louis, ten-year-olds suit up for karate class. "This will teach you inner discipline," says their teacher. "Gonna teach 'em not to rip me off," murmurs a disciple. "Like A Clockwork Orange...