into daylight saving time. It was in February of 1942 that the Congress by law advanced the whole country 1 hour without disturbing the four time zones. This time the baby managed to survive for almost 4 years, until after the cessation of hostilities. Since then, State and local governments alike have gone off in all directions in their use of daylight saving time during the summer months. Time confusion in U.S. cities of at least 100,000 population 66. Worcester, Mass. 67. Austin, Tex.. 68. Spokane, Wash. 69. St. Petersburg, Fla. 71. Grand Rapids, Mich. 73. Nashville, Tenn. 74. Corpus Christi, Tex.. 88. Amarillo, Tex.. 89. Montgomery, Ala. 91. South Bend, Ind. 92. Chattanooga, Tenn.. X 34. Fort Worth, Tex. X 35. Long Beach, Calif. 36. Birmingham, Ala.. X 37. Oklahoma City, Okla.. X 38. Rochester, N.Y 39. Toledo, Ohio.. X 42. Omaha, Nebr.. Χ X 102. Beaumont, Tex.. 47. Jersey City, N.J. 53. Syracuse, N.Y. 54. Tucson, Ariz.. X 111. Knoxville, Tenn. 112. Hammond, Ind.. 113. Scranton, Pa.. 114. Berkeley, Calif. 115. Winston-Salem, N.C. X 116. Allentown, Pa.. X 117. Little Rock, Ark. 118. Lansing, Mich... 1 El Paso is in the central standard time zone but observes mountain standard time. Source: Bureau of the Census, based on 1960 population data. |