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<br />A10 OAEELEY (Colo.} TRIBUNE
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<br />Wednesday. AuguSI 20. 1997
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<br />FROM PAGE Al , ," , " ,
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<br />FLOOD
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<br />_ UPS__ .,.
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<br />a UPS hub in Columbia, S.C.. put in
<br />1111 t:\fly-morning ~hin 1('I(I.1Y nnd ~'Iid
<br />~hewlUhappytohe;lI work,
<br />"!wasupnt2(1I.m.)," ~hes~id as
<br />she left her shift. "I was n:n~lv to
<br />comeback," -
<br />Worker~ were ~<<,clcd tOtl,IY with
<br />;)11 ~n11Q\lneCmcnt thatn11Y~lrH.Il.re.
<br />lated di~lllrha11ce~ would nol "e tol,
<br />~'ralcli.
<br />But Sll'rhcn~\ltl ,lIld her eU'\I'I\lk,
<br />el'l.;I,rC(d'heNwlI~lhllelellSilln\l.II
<br />the loadin. dOl;b, el'en thoug,h a~
<br />muchasl5pcrcenloftheworkfmc'c
<br />cros~cd lhe li1\e~,
<br />"Some of (the ~triktrsl were
<br />~mnrtinJ; ofF. pul it W(lS just jokin~
<br />nround:: said Sllndra Jeffcoat. ~:;.
<br />one who croue\! the pieket lin....
<br />"'The)' $aid if thc)' knew lhc)"d only
<br />lIet a doll~r morc ('>\:r hour, the)'
<br />thouldhll\'ecollletowork."
<br />The union's 50.membtr nmiotlal
<br />bargaining.conlnlille...undorric!'lls
<br />fr!;lnl mpre than 200 Teamsters Ilx',lls
<br />unanimouslv endorsed Ihe conlmct
<br />Tlle:>dn)' niiht. scndin~ it to mem.
<br />bers for a ratilieiuion VOl': and au-
<br />Ihoriling. n return to work.
<br />"J'mrellllyhJp,py, Myheadnchl1t
<br />hal'e itooe away,' uid Michnc1 E~-
<br />tUd,co-foundorofElcclroMcehan_
<br />klllTechnQloj:ies Inc..lICle\'chllld
<br />camp:lny lhal laid offh,Mits sl~ff
<br />hccnuseitcuuldn'tt!etp,lrlsdeli\'-
<br />ered.
<br />UPS also said it 10tt m{HI<')', al
<br />I...ast S6<Xl million in revenues .\1,
<br />:lhoug.hlhelii:ureW,l~partl)'or(sctb)'
<br />reduced lalXlr co~ts. Compan)' om. .
<br />ciab eSlinl~lcd pqrm;).ncnt v\?lulllc
<br />losses at , fl(r"ent tlr mllre, :Ino.l
<br />wnrnedth~ls(lch :1 loss could tri;q;er
<br />mOTC than 1~.OOO h1VUnS,
<br />UPS !;'h:lirnlall J~mcs Kelly said
<br />Ihcstrikc"huTlus:lgrcaldc;II,"
<br />wilh some l'us1<m\l'rS,s:I~'in. Iho
<br />would cancel business or 1'Il000ucc fll.
<br />lurercliJnceonlheddin"l)'j:ianl
<br />"Butilisnuwtimewluuk:lheatl
<br />logether." Kelly ~aid. "We \I'm Illn!
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<br />GIRL
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<br />:1 I{c~l :o.k.lt ~:lkIV C~.nt~'r is e,t;lll.
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<br />ASSOCIATED PRESS
<br />A United Parcel Service driver waves as he leaves lhe company's
<br />wareho\lse in Hialeah, Fla.
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<br />l1UrUtlenlioll 10 Ihc task uf,vinning
<br />t>ad:lheconfil,lcllceofnurCUsIOmerS
<br />~:\lllitheiroosin...~~:'
<br />The Te,Il11'.tl"r~ dismi~,...d Ihe la)'.
<br />ol'fthro,l(as;!s!;':u:el(lc'lic.
<br />UPS. which ,.""..:dl\' ships 12
<br />lIlilliull ilcms a dav, wa, virttwllv
<br />eril'Pll!d when ld.ooo Te;nllsle~~
<br />\\'cntonstrikewithlh.;supportllflhe
<br />CllIIlP,tlIY"2,000 unionized pilots.
<br />G'r...cSrnith.llnamtlvstwilhThe
<br />Cologr~lphr Group in ~,:farieUa. ~aid
<br />UPS' 1:lrge'\'I,lullIe discOUI1L~, its
<br />histnrv,lOd it~'nrhi,tkaledcl>llIrul-
<br />.f
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<br />dUCIors m:l)' IlCvcrknnw where lh.:
<br />girl flidell upthc' b'lCleri.l.
<br />Slntc'hl':llthuf!ki"ls;ll'erunning
<br />le,I'!'lllld :Il.,mdll~i\"e n.'l'"rt is nul
<br />e~f't.'cle,l ulllil Friday. ':Ii,] ('hut)'
<br />l'arme11l.:r. SI'Okc~II'OIl\,!lt fur Ih.:
<br />C"ll'fadu 1)1'I'Hrtllll'utl,fllcalth ami
<br />l'l.IhlkEn\"iI'll1l1llCIl1.
<br />l'.,:nl'leinf.'dcd with E.~'(lli hat.'le-
<br />d:l dcs-dop hl(lody diarrhea ,Ind
<br />'!llmhch l'r;lmJl~. ,Inti Ihl! ink';lion
<br />canb.,; I'alal. II is mnst d:mgl"rnll\IU
<br />inf,ml~.thccldcrly,prct!ll;tntwollll'll
<br />;lnd pcuple with \\'eakencdimmunt"
<br />s)'\lcln"
<br />Dr. Rit.-h:m.l Ilorrru,lll, stale epi-
<br />t!ellli()I('gi~I. ,:lid E, cun is 'pre;,,1 in
<br />1ll,IllY "1'Y' """ides. .;unl,OIn;lwted
<br />m",".
<br />TIll.' hac'terb cn" be l,,,rried IIn
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<br />f
<br />culii~,j,ulling,J\lriIIV;lll"lIlhr,'"kkt<l
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<br />er conneclions with customers
<br />should allow it lore.gain most of its
<br />business.
<br />Althollgh UPScompetilors lacked
<br />thccnpucitytotakeupal1ofthecom,.
<br />pan)"s slack,lhePoslal Servicc, Fcd-
<br />tir:ll E~pres~ and other ~hipp..:rs
<br />u!;gn:ssivel)' e~p:lllded op..:mlions
<br />Ihep;Jstlwowceks.
<br />"The UPS strike opened ;\ lot of
<br />eyes," ~:Iid Fred Backhmls.uwnorof
<br />Fred's PhOl0 in Beloil. Wis. "llhink
<br />wearc:llJrenlizingyouhavelohavc
<br />morcllwll nllC shipper."
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<br />vcgl"tah!cs'lndlJoC spread whellpen.
<br />pI... fail tuwasl1 their hands;l(tcr us-
<br />in~ Ihc loikl.
<br />'l':lqycur. I (i-ll111nth.uhl Amw
<br />Gillllll.:~tad oi' EVHllS lHcd from an
<br />illncs~ rdlled III E,Clllih;I!;'leria ill
<br />Odwlllltljuke,
<br />I.:IS1 week. IludslluFoutl,rcl'alled
<br />1.2 mi!liOIl]luundsorrrul.<:nhalll"
<br />burgt:r p,lttieS llfler 16 Colorao.l:lns
<br />hCl':llnl;ill I'romE.coli b;ll:lena.
<br />AlIoflf>c ,'ktims laterrccovered.
<br />hut fctlemlol'ficials<lr.:cumbingthQ
<br />N~hra,ka mi:m-]lm:kin~ planl III dc-
<br />tcrminethewurccofth~bacteria.
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<br />patched to nood-dnmaged area~ n-\ e:l.ll)' ,u tadn)'.
<br />Fedel'1l1 fund~ cquld ;lfrive il! Weld Count)' in two or thn;:e
<br />wceks, B:mldlt)' ~aid.
<br />Weld County commisslo,!m on A~g, II declared a dl.<;a~
<br />ter in response 10 the nooding. The commis.\iollc(s declara-
<br />tion was forwarded to Gov, Roy Roll'lCT's office then ~nt to
<br />Washington,p.C.. "
<br />FEMA decided on MOllday to declal'l:; Weld, Kiowa and
<br />. Crowle)' federal di~aster arelts be:cau!\C of nOOj.ling belween
<br />July 2& and Aug. 12. l.nrjmcr,I"(I~on anti Morgon cott11tic~ h:ld
<br />already bcendeclurc.l federal disll~tcraNa5,
<br />This i~ the four1h time in 18 years that W~ld CounlY ha~ de-
<br />clared a!lemergenc)' in response to e~tensive flooding, In'
<br />1983, nood water caused damage in Fort Lupton and the
<br />Poud~e River ncoded part of Greeley.
<br />Also in Ihe 19805, flood wnterS fr"m Cheyenne cau,~d
<br />damage in Weld County after Lone CI,",ck an~ Crqw Creek
<br />overflowed.
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<br />PRODUCE
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<br />duslry.
<br />. "During the lasl year, we've $ten t,he issue of food snfety
<br />move to the (ront pages Qfnewspapers and lead stories qn
<br />television news programs:: noted Ann Veneman, tile COlli.
<br />fornia secretary of FOQd nnd Agriculture. "Everything from
<br />E, coli 10cyclosporn to hcpalilis_ and thesesc:l.l'es hnve been
<br />very costly 10 agriculture jn California,~'
<br />Theguidc1ine~ were ~nnourieed Tue~day al a news confer.
<br />ence in Sacramento. .
<br />ClIlifomia's strawberr)' Industry ~uffered 529 million 10
<br />540 million in lost sales because offe:arsofc)'cll,)~poracont.
<br />amination. Veneman ~aid, even though no California ~tr,lW.
<br />bcnieswcrefollndconlaminaled.
<br />The scare occurred afterlHl outbreak ofhep;uitis A among
<br />Michigan schoolchildren was traced 10 frozen strawberries
<br />lhat orig,inmedin Mexico.
<br />Last )'ear, the parasile c)'ckl.~pora that mndc numerous peo-
<br />ple sick was traced to a batch of GU;ltemala.n r,lspbcrries an4
<br />an E. coli outbrc;\k W;lS traced 10 Odwalla org111lic juices,
<br />After Ihe scare~ last fall, the growel'1\' associations fomlet!
<br />a committee 10 find Wll)'S tQ promote consumerl't)nfidence in
<br />fresh produce. The)' ;Isked regul;ltors frOm C;lfifomi;l, Ari,
<br />wna nnd Ihe Asriculture Dcpartmtnl19 help them develop
<br />vofulltarysafelyguidelines. ' . -.
<br />Represenlatlves from the ilSSOl;ialions s\lid they wO\lld usc
<br />Ihc.guidelines as a slJr1ing raint far educational out"'al;h to
<br />growc~.and h,Hldlers, itS well as 10 cunvince consumers
<br />they'rc heinS"proacli\IC" ahot" foodsilfet)'.
<br />Mills. who heads the WeSlern Growen; Associ:!tion, ,IC-
<br />knowlt.'dj:ed Ilw aim is 10 prevenllirst-limtl f':tkr;ll rcgulation
<br />ofmetho,h to keep fresh produce free "r';(l11li1lllillanls.
<br />The guideline booklet includes .\Ul:h :I(hie... as:
<br />. "Monilor Ihe possibililY of drift ofmal.lun, or ~'Olllpo.'~1
<br />from open I1~Idsintoadjncent lieldsofmmuringcrops,"
<br />. "Clean llnd sanitary wmer is rccommend.:d for use in
<br />wn~hing produce in the field. Tho: Will...r 11m)' be t':~led peri.
<br />oo.licully forcuntarninants.",:
<br />. "All slornge. slllgin~ alld pac1~ins (lrellS should lJoC reg.
<br />ularl)' cle(lIled und monitored for illlimal or pc~t contaminll-
<br />lion,"".'.:.
<br />."Ther...nlllanlS(lrproductleflonthe~l1s,tabllls,1ine's,.;
<br />and conveyors could provide:l Mlurcc for microoial groll,th;
<br />Iherdort:',clenningb)'scrubbinJ;IOremoyepilrtic1.esshou!!l
<br />bcpartofthecleanin/!,pro.:cuurll.... .
<br />Patricia Ziobro 01' the FDA said federill regulators art"
<br />\liNking on rul...s for produce groweN, h.arnJlen; and shippen;
<br />as more is learned about microbial contnminalion of frtsh
<br />food.
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<br />Veggi~ I
<br />laws are
<br />growi~Ul
<br />con(:~[~
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<br />LOS ANOELES TIMES .. .
<br />
<br />Besmirchingbroccoliorsullyin
<br />you smacked whtln libd sllirin I
<br />!n\!1O$Cagriculture-fricndl)' 10
<br />ing Tella$, O!;.lnhorna, Colomdo ~
<br />ta-grower3h;lvewonpas~age(l
<br />a crime to("hely denigflttefNit~
<br />In Califomia,t~c 11:ltiun'ilmlls
<br />st::llt-whtreagril:u!!lJrei'aS2~
<br />try and nearly one in 10 jobs rc:
<br />fllrming _ effans to p~'tveni
<br />lion have failed on Fi~t Amendm
<br />bceau~ofconcerns ;!hour the pOll
<br />feclon(ood-sllf(ll)'debat~. .
<br />But nu~. ~ Oemt.\Cflttlc ~enul
<br />Count)' issponsoring n~' ll~\Ire III
<br />Ihe Californiu PcpartmeofFOlII!
<br />to,quantify the damaltu. I fanm
<br />hnvesuffered in thcll decut.la
<br />par:lging statcment~ II UI crup,
<br />which~.ailt:dthroughti1J~taleSer
<br />upror:lnA~scmhl)' VUlC liS carly ,
<br />Indeed. llroll,Ws and oth.;r p~
<br />Culiforllin measure, ;ldvun~~d h'
<br />CO~la, hope thai a stud)' ~howi11i
<br />verse economkeffccts or"'il(1\1
<br />could hclphuild'up~...t fora Ii
<br />law" which would lI<: Ihe IlI.'lll~1
<br />Inws,damalltldparliesmay,sueill
<br />effortlorecoupmul1cturyl",w,.
<br />lnan erll whenmuhiplc tUlId ~
<br />inl: into the limdi~hl il i.. lin
<br />agribu,ill\:ssintet\"tshavtlbamlc.
<br />sOll1e~lief.S;t1"'sofal!ivenColllu
<br />migfNy IIlows whe1l helllthorridlll
<br />'limit the pul:llic'~ C,\Il(NlreII. 1I e.
<br />press\ln:dl()br'lIldaculprit,'um~
<br />lhefaelsareiu
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<br />Autop~y sl1
<br />man was d
<br />at least'a VI
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<br />,A Grcdey man whll wa. I'I\IlIHI
<br />Greeley mobil.: hume c~rlkr this
<br />dcadulll'a'tllw<'ek.llccordingtlllhl
<br />.. Lesl,;'r~llds(lll.o:!,llltlnlltitncrl
<br />Ic)', W:IS found MUIl\~lY h}" <I rnl'!~
<br />,\lthullgh police and clIfUller', fl'
<br />hatlll't hcCII seen in thr\:I'wed",hi'
<br />ber)lIchon~uio.lt(l;l!a)'hcw'I'Sl.'en
<br />famil)'mcmber:lnlJuuci!!hhllrrcpc
<br />luslFriday.
<br />- Theauwpsy shll"';\'Cdlhec"lI~'o
<br />I'CfIf hnnicning oflh.; anCr~IIS, Il'adi
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