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California population boom story frames state’s growth
A Sacramento dispatch surveys California’s surge toward being the nation’s most populous state. It cites defense payrolls, a rising birth rate, and big inbound migration as factors, with projections of 25 million by 1975 and 40 million by 2000. It notes shifts in demographics, the Gold Rush legacy, and regional growth in Orange and Santa Clara counties.
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Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
California
Chamber
Ager
Bis
Texas
Bigera Docio
Gov. Brown
Brown
New York
Federal Bureau of the Census
Defense
U.S
el Camino Real
Bureau
Los Angeles County
Scone