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DATE: SUNDAY, April 8, 1990                   TAG: 9004080050
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MOSCOW                                LENGTH: Short

CHERNOBYL CLEANUP VICTIMS GET BENEFITS

Soviets who helped clean up the world's worst nuclear accident will get free vacations, extra medical care and a whole array of other benefits, Pravda reported Saturday.

Beginning this summer, people who worked within 20 miles of the Chernobyl atomic power plant after its 1986 explosion and fire will get lowered rents.

They will also be placed at the front of waiting lists for hospitals and better apartments.

The Soviet government also plans to organize an additional medical checkup this year for all the cleanup workers and keep them under closer medical supervision in general.

- Associated Press 


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