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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1996
Page
5
Families from Tinoco Rubi flee to shelters in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas as Hurricane Alma tears through southern Mexico. The storm collapsed homes in Chucutitla, killing three, and caused wide damage with toppled trees and blocked roads. Forecasters downgraded Alma to a tropical storm with winds at 70 mph.
The government warns aging plastic mini blinds can shed lead dust, posing a danger to young children. Industry promises upgrades after pressure. 25 million non-glossy vinyl blinds are imported annually from China, Taiwan, Mexico and Indonesia. Lead is added in production to stabilize the plastic.
Diggers in Sokolina uncover 47 bodies from a mass grave linked to the June 14 1992 massacre. Dozens of Muslim men were herded into a bus by Serbs and killed in what became a grim prelude to ethnic cleansing.
Emir Mujk ic recalls the May 1992 attack near Ahatovici and Sokolina when 55 Muslim men were killed after a bus was destroyed with anti-tank rockets. He and seven others survived and sought shelter in Vukosovici as villagers buried the dead.
Washington AP reports a federal study credits the Back to Sleep campaign with a 30 percent drop in SIDS in the United States over two years. Dr. Duane Alexander notes no other changes and calls the result among the most effective public health moves, saving at least 1,500 babies.
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