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- <text id=90TT1371>
- <title>
- May 28, 1990: American Notes:New York
- </title>
- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- May 28, 1990 Emergency!
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 27
- American Notes
- NEW YORK
- Return to Love Canal
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> "Two Rms, Canal Vu. Toxic-waste-disposal kit may be
- required."
- </p>
- <p> A decade ago, nearly all the residents along the Love Canal
- in Niagara Falls abandoned the neighborhood after the discovery
- that thousands of buried barrels of toxic waste had been
- leaking into basements and backyards. Their homes were bought
- by the Government, and 200 or so were torn down. Now, after
- $275 million for relocation and cleanup, the Environmental
- Protection Agency says the area is again safe. Next month 236
- remaining houses are scheduled to go on sale.
- </p>
- <p> Despite Love Canal's reputation, more than 200 families have
- entered bids. The main attraction: bargain prices of $50,000
- to $60,000, fully 20% below other Niagara Falls neighborhoods.
- Willie Mason, a janitor, looks forward to moving in. Says he:
- "Owning a home is the American dream."
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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