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FIGHTTO CONGRESSAttorney Asserts ChangeIn Census RulesTo Be AskedRESOLUTIONS DRAWNWPCamant Says Color SystemWill Not Be Used; DelayLegal ActionA change in U. S. Bureau of Census regulations, which allow Spanish-speaking Americans to be classified as “colored” in birth and death records, will be sought in Washington, Atty. George Rodriguez said today.Dr. T. J. McCamant,. City-County Health Unit director, said the segregation system will not be used in El Paso.Hearing on an application for injunction to restrain Dr.. McCamant and Alex K. Powell, city registrar, from reporting the number of El Paso births and deaths under “white” and “colored” classifications■ # • « ' 4 1was passed indefinitely by Judge Ballard Coldwell in Sixty-fifthi • • •District Court yesterday when Dr^ McCamant said he did not plan segregation.Dr. McCamant said he wanted the classification of El Paso deaths made for his personal information and not for publication.Claims Misunderstanding
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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 08, 1936
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