Anthrax panic sweeps country, Chico State
Submitted on October 31, 2001 - 1:00am.
Jen Cooper - Fall 2001
It could be powdered sugar left in the lunchroom by a messy co-worker. It could be dust on the grocery shelf or flour spilt in the kitchen. Or, fear many Americans, it could be anthrax.
In the weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent anthrax cases, Americans across the country have flooded local, state and federal officials with calls about suspicious powdery substances.
In California, employees were evacuated from a Union Bank building after a secretary reported a substance that turned out to be shredded fibers from packaging materials, and powder spotted at the Oakland Federal Building turned out to be from Sheetrock, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In the weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent anthrax cases, Americans across the country have flooded local, state and federal officials with calls about suspicious powdery substances.
In California, employees were evacuated from a Union Bank building after a secretary reported a substance that turned out to be shredded fibers from packaging materials, and powder spotted at the Oakland Federal Building turned out to be from Sheetrock, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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