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Show POPULATION PEAK PREDICTED IN 1980 WASHINGTON, July 6 (IU1I The national resources committee predicted today a population peak of 158.335,000 in 1980, but with a much smaller proportion of children. In a voluminous report to President Roosevelt, the committee commit-tee said that when the peak is reached 52 years from, now a gradual decline will follow, but without sudden economic disturbances. disturb-ances. On the contrary, it will leave America "in a peculiarly advantageous position" by providing provid-ing each citizen with a greater share of the nation's wealth, it ' said. |