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Fred Bentz and Eddie Owens Demonstrate Bicycle Safety, September 1963 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Fred Bentz and Eddie Owens Demonstrate Bicycle Safety, September 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 12, 1963
Caption:
'LITE A BIKE': VFW Graf-O'Hara Post 423, Ladies Auxiliary and Dads of Foreign Service Veterans 151 are sponsoring Lite A Bike--Save A Life Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Fifth Ave. City Parking Lot. Reflector tapes will be attached to all bikes brought into the lot. Above, Fred Bentz, project chairman, shows how the stickers will be applied to the bike as Bonnie Jean Flanders, fourth grader at Haisley Elementary School; Steven Garris, seventh grader at Slauson Junior High School, and Patrolman Eddie Owens of the Ann Arbor Police Youth Bureau look on.
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AACHM Oral History: Bill Henderson

William HendersonWilliam A. Henderson was born in 1943 in Ann Arbor to William and Viola Henderson. After graduating from Ann Arbor High School and Eastern Michigan University, Henderson enlisted in the Marine Corps and went through naval aviator training. He flew in 125 combat missions during the Vietnam War and was a forward air controller with the infantry. He advanced through the ranks and in 1996 became the first Black pilot to achieve the status of Major General in the Michigan Air National Guard. He was also Chief Pilot at General Motors. He and his wife Francine have two children, Justin and Nicole.

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AACHM Oral History: George Goodman

George GoodmanGeorge D. Goodman was born in 1940 and grew up in Ypsilanti. His father George worked at the Ford River Rouge plant and his mother Thelma owned and operated Goodman’s Fashion Center on Harriet Street. After graduating from Roosevelt School and Eastern Michigan University, he served as a U.S. Army officer in Germany for 5 years. Goodman is best known for being the mayor of Ypsilanti from 1972 to 1982. He was also director of the University of Michigan Opportunity Program and the Michigan Municipal League. He and his wife Judith have been married for sixty years, and they have two sons.

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William B. O'Neal Attending School

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Day
20
Month
February
Year
1968
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Longtime Ann Arbor News Employees Plan for Retirement, July 1982 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Longtime Ann Arbor News Employees Plan for Retirement, July 1982 image
Year:
1982
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 28, 1982
Caption:
Retirees, from left, Harold "Whitey" Paul, Dorothy Fischer, Bill Vandenhoed and Bill O'Neal

Four News Retirees Starting New Lives

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
July
Year
1982
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Willie Martin Makes Donuts, June 1963 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Willie Martin Makes Donuts, June 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 26, 1963
Caption:
Willie Martin steams over boiling grease