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160 Million Population Reaches Milestone at Commerce Clock
The U S population clocks reaches 160 million at 10 62 a m observed by about 100 Commerce officials newsmen and passersby in the lobby. The Census Bureau's giant 10 foot device tracks births deaths immigrants and emigrants with a net gain of one person every 12 seconds as the lights flash to mark each change.
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