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Show 6 A vesm news, Thursday, m November 25, South led nation in population groh for 70--7 - Figures showed teat during the first half of the the South was losing about 3.5 percent of its population to residential movement. But in less than a generation, the bureau said, that trend has been After the South, the West recorded the largest gain, increasing its population by 3 million people. ' reversed completely, going from a net loss to "a very North Central and Northeast regions showed populalarge net gain. tion gains of 1.1 million and 400,008 respectively, the While noting the population increases in Florida, bureau said. "it is this migration into the remaining states of the which is the most striking phenomenon of the About 500,080 residents moved from New York South past five years, the bureau said, because the influx during the 1970-7period, and 350,000 moved from a traditional almost matched that of Florida Illinois, the statistics showed. Ohio, Pennsylvania haven. retirement than more and Michigan also lost 100,000 people The regions were broken down in the following apiece through what the bureau calls fashion: outmigration. Dm taste, with an WASHINGTON fUH) itwreee of 1.3 miHass pemos, ted tlse nations in pnaieekat growth dmag tee first half of regte tee Corn Surest said Weteiday. Tfee tm-1imcfmM to tee South was nearly 1 HtiUkn mm ttea tee remfetoed growth of tee other three regkwts, officials sM. Nationally, the bureau said, the population pew by 9.8 million people during (he same period. Florida had by far the largest gain due to net tne bureau said. New migration since 1970, residents arriving from other states numbered 1.4 million during the period, making up 90 percent of the states population increase. By showed 4e$t, 9 comparison, California and Texas each net migrations of 400,000. 1950s, 5 South: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey cod Pennsylvania. North Central: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. West: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii. Want Ads DO MORE AT LOWER COST wssnm efslSFI-ISl- S Expert on bats is tire fixer LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) Down at the OK Tire Shop you can shoot the bull with one of the na- tion's leading bat experts while he fixes your tire. Dr. Michael OFarrell gets $3 an hour as a tire repairmen, but there are fringe benefits. 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