Briggs' Offer to Buy Tigers Is Rejected". Detroit Free Press. September 15, 1955. p.1 – via Newspapers.com.

August 20 - Detroit's first annual Riverama festival began with a tugboat race, a parade of 800 vessels, and a reenactment of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac's landing at what would become Detroit in 1701. [185]The Santa Fe New Mexican, 28 September, 2018 – “Slain Teen Jeremiah Valencia Had Meth, Alcohol in System” Williams Demands Child Mental Care". Detroit Free Press. August 17, 1955. p.1 – via Newspapers.com. February 10 - Ford Motor announced plans to build a 1.3 million square foot chassis parts plant at 17 Mile Road and Mound Road in Sterling Township. [82] September 18 - Greg Meyer, long-distance runner and the last American to win the Boston Marathon, in Grand Rapids, Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football team – Under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against IIAC opponents), tied for the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship, shut out three of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 327 to 79. [55]

July 20 - A federal grand jury issued a four-count indictment against the UAW for allegedly using union dues to support Democratic candidates for office. UAW officials charged that the indictment was the result of Republican political gamesmanship. [173] UAW secretary-treasurer Emil Mazey said on August 6 that the Justice Department offered to dismiss the indictment if the UAW would disavow having used general-fund money for political purposes, but that the UAW refused to do so and intended to vindicate its First Amendment right to pay for political programs and have union-supported candidates on those programs. [174] Prisoners Peril Soviet, Noble Says". Detroit Free Press. January 12, 1955. p.1 – via Newspapers.com. December 27 - General Motors CEO Harlow Curtice was selected as Time Man of the Year. Time wrote that it chose Curtice "because of his leadership in the free, competitive, expanding American economy that is the keystone of the defense of the West against the Communist world." [238] She was one of most friendly and innocent people you could meet. Trusted absolutely everyone," Dushane said.Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved July 17, 2017. The Santa Fe New Mexican, 7 April, 2018 – “Child Killings in New Mexico Put Focus on State Agencies”

Years on the Job: Eddie Guest Loves It". Detroit Free Press. August 20, 1955. p.1 – via Newspapers.com. November 29 - Rene Paul Chambellan, architectural sculptor whose work includes the Charity Crucifixion Tower at the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, at age 62 in Jersey City, New Jersey [251] Labor Gains Political Edge: Williams Star Grows Brighter". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1955. p.1. Wings Crush Canadiens, 7-1: Four Goals By Lindsay Pace Rout". Detroit Free Press. April 6, 1955. p.1 – via Newspapers.com. My father was the youngest of the children, whose ages ranged from 5 to 12, but he recalls it today as if it were yesterday. Seeing her laying there, the police questioning them, being under "house arrest" for 6 weeks after a newspaper published (without permission) a photo and the names of all 5 children. The police couldn't be sure that the killer would not return in a misguided attempt to silence them.Detroit Titans men's basketball team – The Titans compiled a 15–11 record under head coach Bob Calihan. [62] October 8 - Michigan (ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll) defeated Army (ranked No. 6) by a 26–2 score at Michigan Stadium. After the victory, Michigan was ranked No. 1. George Maskin (December 30, 1955). "Wings Top Sport Stories in 1955". The Detroit Reporter– via Newspapers.com.