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To: Ilaine who wrote (3920)	10/10/2001 11:44:10 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Imagination working overtime. You're not the only one CB... adage.com ANTHRAX SCARE SPOOKS TABLOID READERS Consumers Fear Paper Itself May Be Contaminated October 09, 2001 By Jon Fine NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The tragic mystery surrounding the anthrax contamination of American Media's offices took a bizarre turn today as panicked consumers, terrified they may contract the disease from company's tabloids, flooded supermarkets with calls. "People are afraid to pick up [the titles]," said a top industry executive who had been in touch with American Media CEO David Pecker today. The executive said people feared that "if they go into stores they're going to contract the disease."