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The original cedar wood seating in Memorial Stadium is replaced by aluminum seats. The wood seats are subsequently used to recover the bar at the Esso Club, and remain popular as framing for artwork, available through such outlets as Allens' Creations - Frame & Art Gallery.
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Construction begins on Jervey Athletic Center, a $2 million project.
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For the first time in two years, the Tigers run down the hill to enter the stadium before a game.
In the News
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On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The ensuing investigation uncovered a vast political scandal that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
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Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the Moon, was launched on December 7, 1972. Astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans conducted scientific experiments and collected lunar samples, with Cernan and Schmitt being the last humans to walk on the Moon.
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