Census final tally reports updated US population count
Census Director Barbara Everitt Bryant announced a thorough census update on Wednesday, adding newly counted people to the preliminary 24.8 million population figure. Officials said five programs checked the April 1 head count, including cross checks with parole and probation records, mass-claims outreach, recanvassing households, and verifying vacant housing.
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Barbara Everitt Bryant
Bryant
Michael Darby
Commerce For Economic Affairs
Census Bureau
Recanvass
City pays for residents' holiday lights in Altamont
Altamont Illinois offers residents free electric bills during the annual holiday lighting contest. For the fourth straight December the city covers 90 percent and funds the remaining 10 percent. City clerk Helen Moll notes widespread amazement. The program began in 1987 to keep a regional power cooperative intact after Altamont sought cheaper power.
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Altamont
Ill
Helen Moll
Racism found in auto sales in Chicago study
A Chicago study by an ABA affiliated group compared 550 dealership visits by researchers posing as buyers. Salesmen offered significantly higher final prices to white men and lower offers to women and Black customers, prompting questions about civil rights protections in consumer bargaining.
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Chicago
American Bar Association
Tan Ayres
Northwestern University School of Law
Loose finger test linked to osteoporosis study
Kalamazoo surgeon Dr Bruce Email notes a potential link between a loosened index finger in premenopausal women and osteoporosis. In a small observation, 27 of 30 women with loose fingers across a range of mild to moderate osteoporosis showed the pattern, suggesting a simple early screening test.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Bruce Email
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Planets to Block Venus Images from Magellan Mission
Planets will hinder Magellan spacecraft radar imaging of Venus for six weeks from Sunday, NASA said. The alignment places Sun between Venus and Earth, pausing the $744 million mission during late October and early November.
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Calif
Magellan
Venus
Earth
NASA
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