There has been much talk of pollution problems in recent months. and I am encouraged that the Congress and the administration are now recognizing the interrelationship between pollution and overpopulation. between population and dwindling resources. It took 300 years for the United States to attain a population of 100 million persons. The second 100 million Americans arrived. by immigration and birth. in only 50 years. between 1917 and 1967. If we continue our present rate of growth. the United States will reach a population of 300 million within the next 30 years. or by the year 2000. In order to cope with this rapidly expanding population. to protect our environment. to provide needed goods and services for American citizens in the 21st century. we must begin to plan now.
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