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sufficiently high to produce a natural increase in population in the younger age groups. This trend toward youth has been emphasized by the limited gains made recently in extending the life span among older people. Asa result, there has been a natural increase of population--b i r t h s in excess of deaths — of 6.8 percent nationally in a period of five years. The changes in the age composition that have been taking place are brought out in the latest government reports. They show that from ldbO to date the number of youngsters
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