PARISH PRIEST GIVES BLESSING TO FAMILIES IN CERIC

CERIC, Jan 25 (Hina) - Parish priest Ante Mihaljevic gave his blessing to families in Ceric on Friday, and thus symbolically marked the return of displaced persons to this most damaged village in the Croatian Danube river region. After more than 5 years of being occupied, Ceric was reintegrated into the Croatian constitutional and legal system last December and its reconstruction began. So far, 50 percent of houses have been cleared of mines and the reconstruction of infrastructure is to begin in the spring. The reconstruction of the infrastructure is expected to cost about 5 million German marks. (hina) lm 252049 MET jan 97