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Show r V L1MIA11 BASIN STANDARD. USDA urged to stiffen testing for deadly E. coli germ in cattle About half tha cattle at tha nation feedlot earn tha deadly E. coli bacteria during tha aummer making it at least 10 times more common than previously thought, government research show. Tha stufy by Agriculture Depart mant sdentiaU doesnt mean that E. coli 01S7-.His any more likely to how up in tha supermarket. But USDA officials, who outlined tha findings Tuesday, said they are considering new controls on cattla production and beef processing. The research "requires us to reexamine our policies and itandarda for dealing with this difficult organism," Thomas Billy, administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, said at a conference in Arlington, Va. The bacteria, which is most commonly found in ground beef, kills about 60 people each year and sickens an estimated 73,000 more, according to tha Centers for Disease ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING Continued from page 1 there was nothing, absolutely nothing and they are still out there ploying with guns and it makes me nervous." involvement in Their the fight farstricter penal ties for negligent gun owners is something that has been "very therapeutic, Brenda acknowledged. And it's a cause they wont abandon. We'rs taking this all the way. It's a bill that has to pass. The bill would tart making it safer in homes with guns. Were not trying to get it to where you can't own a gun. but wo wan tsafety first we want gun safety programs in the schools and stifTer fines for parents who don't have safety measures on their guns so that senseless accidents like this can be prevented. Brenda and Mark have been to conventions and other events to lobby for stricter pro-acti- ve tomers will react to that Control and Prevention. Tha departments findings are based on detection methods that are far more sensitive than previously used. The occurrence of E. coli in feed-Iot- a drops to 1 percent during the winter, but scientists found that S3 percent of the cattle they studied had been exposed to the bacteria at some point. Calves can pick up the bacteria during birth, while other cattle get it from manure, scientists say. Changes in feeding methods and transportation have been shown to reduce the incidence of E. coli. Consumer groups say the government needs to require far more extensive testing of cattle and beef to prevent people from being exposed to the germs. Testing is now required only on ground beeC a program that started after tainted hamburger killed several children in Washington state in 1993. The incidence of E. coli in cattle is believed to vary by region as well as time of the year. An industry-funde-d study released Tuesday found a wide variation of infection rates at parking plants. At least 18 percent of tha cattle headed for slaughter at a doxen plants were carrying the bacteria. Two of the plants had no infected cattle, and the avenge rat for the 12 facilities was 3.56 percent. The bacteria was found on 0.44 RtpruUtd uak ptmuauan of ikt Sab Miith 3. 2000- - Pgr AVfJ Drywall Work ? We do patches, basements, remodels, or full houses. Call Handy 722-29.- 70 Lake Tnbtut. - nry rrtr? f"" I'-'j- ( 7 r' 'qr q - COACH RhSIGNS-L'm- on basket hill coach Jeff HanLe recnuly boy resigned after spending sc sen yean as head coach. 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