Brisk Sales Of Supplies Show...

Brisk Sales Of Supplies Show Warnings Have Hit Home: "The scenario that many people had managed to push from their minds -- that terrorists would launch an attack on Washington, separating families and creating havoc -- came creeping back yesterday. For proof, one had only to visit the paint department of a local hardware store. There, plastic dropcloths were being evaluated with one aim in mind: Would they work to seal a room? A day after federal officials urged Americans to prepare their homes in case of a biological, chemical or radiological attack, and four days after the nation's threat level was raised from yellow to orange, many Washingtonians found themselves on a grim shopping trip, just in case."