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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1979
Page
5
Washington reports on the 1980 census kickoff with details on mailing, response goals, and staffing. It notes the potential political disputes over hiring and the counting of citizens and aliens, while outlining the timeline from mail back forms to final state counts and future mid-decade plans.
Washington uses a UPI report detailing the 1980 census timetable. January 1980 sees 409 temporary field offices open. March 28 mails Census questionnaires to 86 million households. April 1 is Census Day with 90 percent expected to return forms. Field workers canvass remaining homes. July wraps field offices as questionnaires go to processing centers in Indiana Louisiana and California. Preliminary population and housing reports issued July 15 to November 15. January 1, 1981 sets deadline for national population totals to the president and April 1 deadline for state legislative redistricting figures to governors.
Iowa City office manager Russell Scott says Iowa is almost finished with address collection for the 1980 census, with field work and editing due to wrap by Oct 5. The bureau split Iowa into six districts. about 120 counters worked under 10 crew leaders per district. The census will shift to mail for the 1980 tally, and 409 temporary district offices will be set nationwide by Jan 1, 1980.
In Montrose Minnesota Tim Kowalke sought a breach of promise settlement after his fiancée returned the engagement ring. He demanded 12 cookies for each day they were together, totaling 4380 chocolate chip cookies. The unidentified woman missed the August deadline but settled the debt, leaving Kowalke with a full freezer.
On this date in 1882 the United States saw the opening of its first hydro electric power station at Appleton Wisconsin marking a landmark in energy history.
The Labor Department states it will reduce the 500 page electrical safety rule book to about 50 pages while maintaining protections for workers. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall says the streamlined rules will be easier for employers and workers to understand and comply with as part of OSHA's common sense campaign to simplify regulations.
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