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Show Population - Tops 147 Million WASHINGTON. This coun-try's coun-try's population reached 147,-280,000 147,-280,000 October 1, the census bureau bu-reau estimated. Although that Is the highest ever recorded, the bureau said the rate of increase has slowed down from last year pace. Nevertheless, Nev-ertheless, the 1948 expansion will top any other year's. The bureau's figures included about 406,000 persons in the armed arm-ed forces overseas and about 926,000 in military service In this country. Population growth in the first nine months of 1948 amounted to about 1,800,000 persons, an average aver-age of over 200,000 a month. In the corresponding period of 1947, there was an Increase of about 2,100,000 persons, an average aver-age of over 200,000 a month. Since the last actual count on April 1, 1940, the population total has risen by about 15,500,000 persons. |