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Quit Complaining, America--Be Thankful, Chester Smolski
Quit Complaining, America--Be Thankful, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"I woke up this morning and saw the sun's rays bouncing off of my car parked in the lot across the street. I wish that I had a two-car garage so I could keep both cars indoors."
Now We Are Counted, Chester Smolski
Now We Are Counted, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"There is an unusual clock in the Department of Commerce building in Washington. Looking like an auto's mileage odometer, it records the nation's population. Another single number is added to the total every 14 seconds. On March 6, the population odometer reached 250 million, which should be the number reported from this year's tally by the U.S. Census Bureau, the 21st decennial census in our country's history."
The 1990 Census Addresses Housing Concerns, Chester Smolski
The 1990 Census Addresses Housing Concerns, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Beginning Sunday, April 1, 1990, in all 50 states of the United Stated and in its possessions, the 21st census of the population will be taken. And with it will be questions on housing, asked since 1940, so that we will have an accurate data base for both people and their housing conditions upon which to base our requirements for the present and to better project what our needs for the future will be."
Communities For Elderly As Money-Making Ventures, Chester Smolski
Communities For Elderly As Money-Making Ventures, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Fifteen miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, Ariz., you can see it in the distance: a veritable white walled oasis. A six-to-eight foot tall black fence nearly encloses it, cutting it from the sparsely settled desert and agricultural lands that surround it, providing a haven of community living that makes it one of the best-known residential areas in the nation."