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U.S. Census Nears; Results To Be Questioned, Chester Smolski
U.S. Census Nears; Results To Be Questioned, Chester Smolski
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"It is the largest peacetime activity of the United States government, and since its inception in 190 takes place every 10 years. It will employ, at its peak, 860,000 workers who will receive a major portion of the $4.5 billion that Congress recently appropriated for the task. And the total population will be recorded for one day, a far cry from the 18 months that were necessary for U.S. Marshals who tried to find everyone in 1790."