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Monday, March 08, 1999

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• Suspicious letter prompts treatment of 4 SBC employees as precaution

  by Art Toalston, posted Monday, March 08, 1999 (25 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A suspicious letter opened March 5 at the Southern Baptist Convention Building in Nashville, Tenn., resulted in precautionary decontamination treatment of four Executive Committee staff members and one fire department captain.

  Bill Merrell, vice president of convention relations for the Executive Committee, said local authorities were contacted and precautions they recommended were taken, including limiting access to the building.

  Local media described the letter as ... Read More