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200 Evacuated at Costco [Salem, Oregon]
Statesman Journal.com ^ | 11-19-03 | Jody Lawrence-Turner

Posted on 11/29/2003 10:24:38 AM PST by Salvation

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:43:54 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Employees and shoppers at Costco in Salem board Cherriots buses after the store was evacuated before noon Tuesday after several became ill.

At least 24 suffer an illness.

Five shoppers passed out inside Costco on Tuesday, causing the evacuation of more than 200 customers and employees.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: costco; evacuation; keizer; odorless; oregon; safeway; salem; sick; terrorism
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This happened a week ago, but I did not find it with a search for "Costco".

Something we need to be concerned about?

Stories here theorize that Vancouver, Canada AlQaeda cells are using the I-5 corridor (quick getaway) for tests for the next terrorism attack -- shopping malls at Christmas?

Your thoughts and comments requested.

BTW this also happened in a Safeway store in Keizer (4 miles N of the Costco)

1 posted on 11/29/2003 10:24:40 AM PST by Salvation
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To: Salvation
HazMat and FBI were also called in!
2 posted on 11/29/2003 10:25:41 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Oorang
Ping!
3 posted on 11/29/2003 10:28:05 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
Perhaps eco-terrorists who hate capitalism.
4 posted on 11/29/2003 10:28:52 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (SSDD - Same S#it Different Democrat)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
**Perhaps eco-terrorists who hate capitalism.**

Perhaps, but what do you think of the Al-Qaeda, testing for major terrorist attack, I-5 theory that some here in Salem are espousing?
5 posted on 11/29/2003 10:30:49 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Grampa Dave
Can you do an Oregon Ping for me?

Thanks
6 posted on 11/29/2003 10:31:21 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
Northwest is not lacking for Islamic sympathizers... like Mayor Katz of Portland.
7 posted on 11/29/2003 10:31:42 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (SSDD - Same S#it Different Democrat)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Perhaps DemocRATS who don't want a rebounding economy.
8 posted on 11/29/2003 10:32:55 AM PST by doug from upland (Hillary didn't hire Pelicano.......my butt)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
**like Mayor Katz of Portland.**

Sad but true. She needs to be replaced in the next election!
9 posted on 11/29/2003 10:33:10 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
A Search on Google News brought some results:

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Costco&sa=N&tab=wn

10 posted on 11/29/2003 10:37:33 AM PST by Lib Buster
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To: Salvation
One of their compost piles probably burped.

For those who are curious, right near Salem there is a sign on I-5 that says "45th parallel. Half the distance from the equator to the north pole"

11 posted on 11/29/2003 10:39:50 AM PST by djf
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Northwest is not lacking for Islamic sympathizers

Neither is Texas. Bottom line, is we need to get a grip on this immigration lunacy, or we will all face the consequences.

____________________________________________________________ Middle Easterners Streaming Into Texas:

The HoustonChronicle.com ^ | August 2002 | Edward Hegstrom

Middle Easterners streaming to Texas

By EDWARD HEGSTROM

Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Texas has one of the nation's fastest-growing Middle Eastern populations, and most of the state's immigrants live in Houston, according to a study based on census data.

Researchers at the Center for Immigration Studies say Texas' Middle Eastern population more than doubled in the last decade, to just over 100,000, including more than 52,000 in Greater Houston.

12 posted on 11/29/2003 10:40:20 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: Salvation
Thanks for the ping. If I remember the "terrorists in the U.S. map" correctly there is quite a large contengent of Al-Queda in the Seattle area (I-5 corridor) and as we all know quite a few groups in B.C.,Canada.

I am no haz-mat person but I find it hard to believe that this was caused by food-samples being handed out. Just doesn't sound right. Besides, if it was bad food, I don't think they people would have taken ill that quickly.

13 posted on 11/29/2003 10:42:41 AM PST by Oorang ( If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?)
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To: Cindy
Here's another incident to add to the "interesting" possibly terrorist list.
14 posted on 11/29/2003 10:44:56 AM PST by Oorang ( If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?)
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Well that's interesting. I'm getting awfully tired of all the immigration (I'm talking legal, don't even get me started on all the illegals). America is no longer the "melting pot". Besides, the melting temperature for middle-easterners is just way too high.
15 posted on 11/29/2003 10:48:56 AM PST by Oorang ( If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?)
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To: Salvation
Apparently thse types of incidents are sometimes caused by "mass hysteria". I hate it when doctors write off illnesses as psychosomatic. But when no cause can be found and all the "victims" are quickly released from the hospital, you have to wonder. Perhaps one or two people fainted and the others said: "Hey, I'm not feeling so good myself."
16 posted on 11/29/2003 10:53:35 AM PST by wideminded
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To: Joe Hadenuf
So the fact there are Middle Easterns in Texas means they're Terrorist sympathizers?

Give me a break
17 posted on 11/29/2003 10:55:33 AM PST by freedom44
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To: Salvation
Is it true that Mayor Katz is a left-wing liberal transplant from the Northeast U.S.?
18 posted on 11/29/2003 10:58:27 AM PST by jragan2001
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To: Salvation

Oregon needs a change!
19 posted on 11/29/2003 11:01:59 AM PST by freedom44
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To: Oorang
You betcha......
20 posted on 11/29/2003 11:03:31 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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