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Earlier reports gave the islands a ‘clean bill and
. about 75 residents are back on the atoll.
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The suit asks for, among other things, temporary
relocation of the 75 residents, a more thorough studyof ©
the risks of radiation and immediate medical examina-
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Whatdo the three hope for the atolliin the future? :
“IT SHOULD BE LIKE BEFORE weleft,” said’
Balos, who wasone year old in 1946. “When we return,
it should be like the other atolls in the Pacific.”7.--. .
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