02/15/1979
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"Our country has already committed a major share of the total international effort."
"It is vitally important to everyone that this census be a complete and accurate report of the Nation's population and resources."
"By law individual information collected will not be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation."
"I am pleased to nominate Howard A. Rusk as a member of the National Council on the Handicapped."