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Reports that thousands of people lined up in Detroit's cold weather to apply for jobs at a casino for a tribe of the Chippewa Indians in Northern Michigan that may never come to be. State permit unlikely; Detroit's unemployment; Proposed site of casino.

Describes reaction to the attack on Rosa Parks, mother of the civil rights movement, in Detroit. Parks' views on the crime and degeneration of social values; Apprehension of suspect; Parks' struggle against racial discrimination, her role in 1955 Montgomery bus boycott; Parks' career background; Comments of neighbors, Mayor Dennis W. Archer on the crime; Impact of crime on Detroit's reputation; Description of crime; Medical care for Parks.

Informs about the delivery of newspapers by helicopters in Detroit following the blocking of delivery trucks at a printing plant in Sterling Heights by striking newspaper workers and their supporters from steel and auto unions, as reported on September 10, 1995. Details of the strike.

Details the eruption of violence during the blockading of a printing plant by the employees union of The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press, on September 4, 1995. Note on the strike.

Informs about James P. Hoffa's plans to announce his candidacy for Teamsters union's presidency in Detroit on Labor Day. Expectations from Hoffa in the light of the ongoing strike at city's two newspapers, The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press; Purpose of the strike; Impact of strike on the workers and the press.

Speculates the outcome of the proposal made by Detroit Free Press regarding the termination of its striking journalists if they fail to resume their duties. Proposal for negotiations; Details of the strike; Impact on the distribution of paper; Details.

Reports on the newspaper strike by six union at the Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press. Reasons for the dispute between the unions and the management; Note on the violence initiated by the strike; Views of people of both the sides.

Anticipates distortion in the auto sales from the changes that the companies in Detroit are seeking in the reporting of sales. Performance of auto stocks.

Provides the statistics of vehicle sales in Detroit for the year 1994 in comparison with that of previous years according to auto makers. Possible reasons for the change; Apprehensions of auto dealers and makers.

Looks at the idea of Camilo Jose Vergara, an author and photographer with the New York Times, on how to upgrade Detroit, Michigan. Vergara's intentions; Comments from Vergara.

Reports on the pleas of Detroit's leaders to residents, that they should refrain from trying to burn the city down on Devils Night, the night before Halloween. Fears of residents; Statements from executive fire commissioner, Harold D. Watkins Sr.; Comments from Dennis W. Archer, director of public safety; Results of 1995 blazes.

Reports on the mysterious death of Deletha Word after a minor accident on August 19, 1995. Conflicting accounts of the incident; Comments of Deletha's mother Dortha on the death; Details of the incident; Arrest of a college student suspected guilty of the crime.