The World - News from July 25, 1985
Italian police arrested two owners of a mineral company’s dam that collapsed last Friday, killing more than 200 people in and around the northern alpine village of Stava. Giulio Rota was taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter. His brother, Aldo, who is hospitalized while recuperating from a heart attack, also faces charges. Matteo Tomasi, a forestry inspector for the Stava area, is being held for questioning.
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