ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, January 20, 1996 TAG: 9601220057
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
Faulty monoxide detectors are being recalled
WASHINGTON - The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday recalled approximately 18,700 carbon monoxide detectors distributed by the Sinostone Corp. because tests found the alarms may fail to sound.
Consumers should stop using the detectors and replace them, the commission said. The instruments sold for about $28 in hardware and home improvement stores between October 1994 and August 1995.
Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas, could lead to serious injury or death.
The rectangular, gray plastic detectors are 5 1/2 inches long, 3 1/4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep, with vertical vents on the front right side and the word ``Accusniffer'' on the front left side.
A green ``power'' light and red ``alarm'' light are in the center, above a ``test-reset'' button. The detectors also have a white cord and plug and battery back-up system.
The model number and company name and address in Wood Dale, Ill., appear on a sticker on the back of the detector.
Consumers may contact the safety commission at (800)638-2772 for more information.
- Associated Press
Missing kids' photos OK in U.S. buildings
WASHINGTON - After Jimmy Ryce was abducted in the Miami area last year, his parents posted his picture in public buildings in the desperate hope that someone would report seeing him.
Some pictures were removed because they had not been ``authorized.''
On Friday, as Claudine and Don Ryce watched, President Clinton acted to ensure that won't happen again. He signed an executive order to set aside space in every federal building for such pictures and urged people to inspect them closely.
``It's more than a bulletin board you're going to have here. This is a helping hand going out to the parents,'' Claudine Ryce said. ``The child, remember, could be anywhere. They're taken in one location, but they're often taken a thousand miles away.''
Attorney General Janet Reno said the displays will emphasize ``children who have been abducted by strangers, or who are in imminent danger, so that we can focus our efforts on making sure our children are returned.'' she said.
The General Services Administration, the government's landlord, said the order could involve more than 80,000 locations.
- Associated Press
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