Banner Graphic, Volume 11, Number 103, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1981 — Page 2
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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 31,1980
New York loses five in final census count
Indiana loses one of 11 Congress seats
By RICHARDCARELLI Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau made it official today: the population of the United States counted in this year’s census is 226,504.825. That number, unless changed by court challenges in 13 states, will be used to reapportion the House of Representatives. Eleven states would gain seats in the House and 10 would lose, including New York, the biggest loser with five seats. The biggest gainer was Florida, with an official population of 9,739,992. Florida would gain four seats for a total of 19 Other gainers of House seats would be California, up two to 45 seats: Texas, up three to 27. and Arizona. Rolorado, New Hampshire. New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee. Utah and Washington states, up one each. The loss of New York’s five seats will give that state 34
In response to $24 billion demand
Algerians carry new U.S. message to end deadlock
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House members. Three other industrial states, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois will lose two seats each. Losing one seat each were Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey and South Dakota. The controversial figures will be submitted to President Carter as required by law by the end of 1980. That makes the 1980 census count official. To reach the New Year’s Eve deadline, the Census Bureau needed some emergency help from the Supreme Court overturning a New York lower court ruling that the government said would have delayed reapportionment of Congress. By a 7-1 vote Tuesday, the high court cleared the way for the bureau to certify the count. The 1980 figures, based on the population April 1, were more than 23 million higher than the total of the 1970 census, which showed there were 203,302,031
U.S. message to Iran which Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher says could bring a prompt resolution of the hostage deadlock if the Iranians are “willing and able” to go along. The three Algerian envoys were to leave Washington today after four days of intensive exchanges with American offi-
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Terre Haute loses EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) A federal judge has set aside a temporary restraining order, clearing the way for the U S. Census Bureau to submit population figures for the city of Terre Haute. In Washington, the Supreme Court set aside a similar order, allowing the 1980 U.S. census figures to be presented to President Carter. U.S. District Court Judge Gene Brooks vacated the temporary restraining order Tuesday. He issued it Dec. 12 in a case brought by Terre haute officials. City officials said the federal figures are off by about 10,000 and wanted the Census Bureau to conduct a recount of Terre Haute’s population. Federal court clerk Jim Burgess said there were too many factors and not enough time to consider Terre Haute's case before the figures are submitted to the president.
U.S. residents. And the official figure is about 1 million higher than the preliminary numbers that had been issued earlier this year. The numbers issued today were broken down only by states. Officials said the popu-
cials. Before transmitting the message to Iran, the Algerians will discuss it with Foreign Minister Mohammad Benyahia. Christopher told reporters Tuesday the latest U.S. note represents a reformulation of the basic American position conveyed to Iran in mid-No-vember and made public by the State Department on Sunday.
lation of individual cities will be ready in about two months. Vincent P. Barabba, director of the Census Bureau, took note of the controversy that has brought the court challenges. “We can say without qualification that this has been by far
He said it “will enable the two governments American and Iranian to reach a prompt resolution of the matter if the Iranians are willing and able to do so.’’ The message is in response to Iran’s nine-day-old demand for $24 billion in financial guarantees before the 52 hostages, now in their 424th day of captivity, are released. Specifically, the Iranians want $lO billion deposited in Algeria’s Central Bank of Algeria for the return of identified frozen assets, $4 billion more as a guarantee against other, un-
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the most accurate census ever taken, a census that comes as close as possible to reflecting the actual number of citizens in this country,” he said at a news conference. Critics of the census claim that it failed to accurately reflect the numbers of black and other minorities in the nation’s cities, and the court challenges mostly asked for readjustment to remedy the undercount. Barabba delivered the census figures to Secretary of Commerce Philip M. Klutznick, who said: “No one can say that this or any count is perfect, and we recognize that some jurisdictions have differences with the results in their areas. “The courts are the appropriate place for the adjudication of these differences.” New York State and New York City are challenging the 1980 count’s accuracy, contending that mismanagement
identified assets and $lO billion as a guarantee against identification and recovery of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s property in the United States. Statements by various U.S. officials over the past few days have suggested the reply attempts to underscore the Carter administration’s position that the demand is excessive and legally impossible to meet. Meanwhile, the head of Iran’s hostage negotiations team, Behzad Nabavi, suggested Tuesday the Tehran regime might be ready to compromise.
resulted in a substantial undercount of blacks and poor persons. In addition to determining the number of seats in the House, census figures affect how much federal money states and municipalities get. U.S. District Judge Henry Werker in New York City ordered the Census Bureau earlier this month to check its figures against Medicaid eligibility lists for New York before certifying its New York count. Such cross-checking could take four or five months, according to the government, and would have fouled up efforts to determine how many seats each state is entitled to in the House. Smith acknowledged that, despite Tuesday’s victory, the legal validity of the bureau’s head count is “still very much an open question.” The Supreme Court’s action did nothing to dispel federal court challenges pending in 13 states.
He told a news conference if the U.S. position meets with the Algerians’ approval, “it would be acceptable in our view.” He said his government was “ready to listen” to what the Carter administration had to say. There were increasing signs Tuesday, however, that the hostage standoff will outlast Jimmy Carter’s presidency. White House press secretary Jody Powell said Carter realizes prospects for a solution during his remaining three weeks in office are slim.
Ex-Morgan sheriff is fined SSO
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Former Morgan County Sheriff Richard D. Allen was fined SSO and given a year’s probation for taking money from the county’s bail bond fund while in office. The sentence was handed down Tuesday by Morgan Superior Court Judge James E. Haris.
Miami area has heart after all, policeman learns By JACKKNARR c. 1980 N.Y. Times MIAMI Sweetwater police officer Paul Deßibas has a message for the world: Yes, Dade County has a heart after all. Deßibas said he and other officers have received dozens of calls offering financial help to the homeless family Deßibasfound sleeping in the manger of the St. Agatha’s Catholic Church Nativity scene Monday. The church is in Sweetwater, a small Miami suburb. “We’ve had numerous phone calls from the public,” Deßibas said Tuesday, “from people wanting to help this family. The response has been truly amazing, good to see.” The family which at different times gave the names Michaels and Johnson had several hours’ sleep at the home of Andrew Brophy Sr., a firefighter and friend of Deßibas’, but then took off on foot after turning down an offer of help from the United Way. Deßibas said they were last seen Monday as they walked west on the Tamiami Trail, which extends 88 miles across South Florida’s Everglades, from Miami to Naples. Deßibas said he drove 70 miles on patrol last night, looking out for them. The 25-year-old mother, who is mute, was accompanied by her 8-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Deßibas’ frustrating and unsuccessful efforts to find a place for the mother and her two young children to sleep triggered new awareness at the Switchboard of Miami, a referral agency that helps people in such situations. Deßibas confirmed he made two phone calls to the Switchboard agency shortly after 2:45 a.m. Monday after finding the family sleeping in the church manger. He said he was told both times there was no room anywhere in Dade County for the family. On Tuesday morning, Switchboard’s executive director, Shirley Aron, admitted that the night-shift volunteer who answered the calls failed to contact hotels where the referral agency is authorized by United Way to put up people in emergencies. “We have a list of three or four hotels we can call,” she said. “The last time this volunteer called these hotels looking for housing and this was some time back they were filled. “She did not call the hotel the night the police officer called, because of past experience with the hotels. She gave the officer a list of agencies to ca 11... But she said there was no further contact. She said, ‘I was so busy I couldn’t call him back.’ ” The volunteer a veteran was handling the case of a woman threatening suicide.
Allen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of official misconduct in connection with $7,422 missing from the bond fund which was under his direct control while he was sheriff. Three other charges of official misconduct were dismissed as part of a plea bargaining
Ford transmission warnings to be sent
DETROIT (AP) - The federal government has agreed to allow Ford Motor Co. to mail warnings to owners of more than 20 million cars and trucks with automatic transmissions that can slip into reverse, thus avoiding the largest safety recall in automotive history, a Ford spokesman said Tuesday. The warnings, in the form of dashboard stickers, will advise drivers not to leave the vehicle with the engine running, to use the parking brake and to make sure the transmission has been placed properly in park, the Detroit Free Press reported. Ford spokesman Jerry Sloan confirmed the settlement.
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agreement. “You have to remember this was a case where he came in and confessed the crime to the prosecutor before he was even indicted by the grand jury and where he made full restitution before charges were even brought,” said Allen’s attorney, Timothey C. Currens.
In June, following a threeyear investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that slipping transmissions had caused 6,000 accidents resulting in 1,710 injuries and 98 deaths. Officials advised Transportation Secretary Neil E. Goldschmidt to order Ford to recall 16 million of the vehicles that were new enough to fall within an eight-year statute ;of limitations. Ford has contended the problem is caused by drivers who do not shift all the way into park Industry anaylsts have estimated that a recall would have cost Ford SIOO million.