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Page A2 Winston-Salew Oironicfc Thursday, April 14, 1988 Congressman: Officials may manipulate census SUBSCRIBE OGDEN. Utah (AP)-The Rea gan administration may try to manipulate the 1990 census to influence congressional reappor tionment in favor of Republican candidates, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says. Congressman Mervyn M. Dymally, D-Calif., said during a news conference Friday that mem bers of the Reagan administration have told him, in congressional hearings, that they do not want adjustments to the census reponed to the president in time to make changes congressional representa tion. Dymally is in Ogden for the Western Regional Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The thiee-day conference, running through Sunday at the Ogden Hilton, is bringing together an estimated 200 representatives from the western states to discuss a variety of issues. Dymally, who is chairman of the House subcommittee on census and population, said a key issue before the conference, and the NAACP nationally, is the census. Blacks tend to be undercounied, he said, because they often fear they will get into trouble if tliey report their true numbers. A mother with five children in an apartment that only allows two, he said, will not tell the truth on her census forms. He said undercounts in the cen sus hurt not Just blacks, but cities and states, because the census counts determine how federal funds for poverty programs are dis tributed. If a Slate's black popula tion is undcrcounted, he said, the stale ends up carrying more of the burden for poverty programs. The census tries to correct that undercouni with adjustments, he said, but they submit the adjust ments after the report is submitted to the president, too late to affect federal programs. "I might add that we have evi dence that the Census Bureau was favorably disposed to make the adjustments (before submitting the report to the president) but were ordered not to do so by the Com merce Department," Dymally said. That order, which he said came through Deputy Secretary of Com merce Robert Oriner, was political ly motivated. Blacks lend to vote Democratic, Dymally said, so a black undercount might lake away congressional representation from disuicis that would otherwise favor Democjais. Dymally said he and the NAACP are working to change the way adjustments are reported in the cen sus and to raise black awareness of the importance of the census. TO THE 1 Winston-Sstletn Chronicle Presidential candidates offer insights of campaign WASHINGTON - The remain ing candidates in the presidential race recently were cornered for iresponses about their own cam paigns and those of their oppo nents. Voices on the presidential campaign trail: Democratic side of the aisle, but we have a lot more unityOnd fewer problems." GEORGE BUSH, saying he's ready to face the Democrats' nom inee: ''We don’t have all the excitement that exists on the JESSE JACKSON, on Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat: "It would not be a good approach to start at the table with the most extreme elements that's a formula for catastrophe." MICHAEL DUKAKIS, on vio lence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: "It is critically important that the world understand who is responsible for the turmoil and the violence. It is, regrettably, Arab leaders themselves who have time and again rejected the chance to sit down with Israel and negotiate peace.” IIIIIIMlilllllllllHIIIIIIII Health Department From Page A1 IHHIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIHIIIimilllllllllimiHIMIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIItllllHIlHIIIHMIlllllllMIIII tion at Knollwood would be diffi cult to get to even with the use of public transportation. "The buses that run out into that area run every hour or two hours and stop in the evening," she said. "Buses run more frequently throughout East Winston than to the north." "I ride the buses to go every where," said 26-year-old Laura Barnes. "I need to come over here from time-lo-time to have my blood pressure checked and the buses which run north run too in&equenUy." Mazie Woodruff, who was co- chairman of the citizen's group which promoted the bond package for the new building last year, said that the department should be with in close proximity of East Winston because a large percentage of the users live in that area. "Forty-six percent of their patients live within a two-mile radius," she said, citing a recent health department poll. "I have no problems with the Health Depart ment moving into their own build ing, but we should have it in the area which needs it the most. They said it would be there in the first place." Richard V. Linville, member of the Board of Commissioners, said he believes that there is no hurry to make a decision and that all options should be carefully examined. 'We're not under pressure as far as time is concerned," he said during the Commissioners' Brief ing last Thursday. "We need to explore every possible avenue before a final decision is made.” Alderman Virginia K. Newell said that the Board of Commis sioners should have sent architects to study the initial site before mak ing the final decision to build there. "Why haven't they discovered the problem sooner?" asked Newell. "They agreed to build it in East Winston and now they say they can't." County Manager Graham Per- vicr said that they sent architects to study the site during that time, but that they did not consider the park ing space the Health Center would need in the future. "When the Health Center takes over the space the Health Department occupied, their park ing needs are going to increase also," he said. "The architects did not anticipate the future needs of the Health Center." Dr. Thomas R. Dundon, administrator of the health depart ment, said he believes that the removal of the clinic would have the greatest impact. "Our clinic provides a number of services and the people who live in the immediate area and use it are going to be greatly affected," he said. The Health Department has only one doctor and one clinic which provides various services. The clinic handles such things as diabetes tests, glaucoma tests, and tests for sexually transmitted dis eases. It also provides home health care, restaurant inspection, and public health education services. The Health Center has a staff of 20 doctors and two dentists and provides physician-oriented and primary health care services. They handle pediatric and adolescent services, obstetrics, gynecology and several specialty clinics. Taxes Prepared . . . Professionally ■ Individual and Business Income Tax Returns Financial Statements ' New Business Set ups and Payrolls ■ Financial Planning and Counseling ’ Year Round Bookkeeping and Accounting Services Get An Early Appointment Call 723-7955 Mows: Mon.-‘Tri. 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