The Nation - News from Dec. 29, 1988
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Spurred by the death of a 17-month-old boy in Pennsylvania, the government issued a second recall for wooden, accordion-style enclosures used as playpens for small children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Nu-Line Industries of Suring, Wis., is offering a $10 cash refund or $15 coupon for anyone who returns a wooden enclosure, whether it was manufactured by Nu-Line or another company. The enclosures have not been manufactured or sold since May of 1986, when the federal agency issued the first recall for the product.
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