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Article: Town rallies in response to mad cow disease case
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 11, 2004
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MABTON, Wash. (AP) - As the government planned a weeklong round of
cattle-killing in response to a mad-cow case in this town, hundreds
of residents crammed into a school gymnasium Saturday to show their
support for the beef industry.
About 350 people attended a rally that featured booths offering
literature about mad cow disease and T-shirts encouraging people to
eat beef. Many more stopped by for free food; organizers gave away
ribs, hot dogs and more than 1,000 hamburgers.
"I'm more afraid of someone at a restaurant not washing their
hands than I'm worried about this," said 75-year-old Frances Sonner,
at the rally with her older brother, Clarence.
Mabton, in south-central Washington, is ...