Events from the year 1978 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) rated the top Michigan news stories of 1978 as follows: 1. * The Great Blizzard of 1978 leaving 400,000 homes and businesses without power; 2. * The passage of one of three tax proposals on the November ballot—a measure requiring voter approval for new tax increases above authorized levels; 3. * The reelection of William Milliken as Governor, easily defeating challenger William Fitzgerald, and Carl Levin's defeat of Robert P. Griffin in the election for a U.S. Senate seat from Michigan; 4. * The ruling of Wexford County Circuit Judge William Peterson dismissing all charges against three defendants in the first PBB lawsuit, a 14-month trial that was the longest in Michigan history; 5. * The recall of 1.5 million pre-