Says, re NBC, another letter sent earlier, postmarked September 18 to Tom Brokaw. It was tested last night and was postive. It was mailed in Trenton, NJ. The other letter, first suspected, was mailed on September 20 from St. Petersburg, FL, as was a letter to the St. Petersburg Times. The New York Times letter test appears to be negative.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

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Saturday October 13 2:22 PM ET

One of Two NBC Letters Contains Anthrax -Giuliani

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of two suspicious letters sent to NBC News headquarters in New York City and addressed to anchor Tom Brokaw has tested positive for traces of anthrax, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (news - web sites) said on Saturday.

The letter, which was opened by one of Brokaw's assistants, 38-year-old Erin O'Connor, who tested positive for cutaneous anthrax on Friday, was postmarked Sept. 18 in Trenton, New Jersey, the mayor said.

``It turns out that there's another letter, a letter that appears to have been sent earlier -- postmark appears to be the 18th of September -- that was sent to Tom Brokaw. That letter was tested last night and it turns out to be positive to anthrax, or at least traces of anthrax,'' Giuliani told a news briefing.

The news added to fears of germ warfare after three cases of anthrax -- one fatal -- were found in Florida.

The FBI (news - web sites) warned Americans on Thursday to be on high alert for another attack a month after hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon (news - web sites) and Pennsylvania, killing about 5,400 people.

On Friday, the New York Times' newsroom was evacuated after one of its correspondents opened a letter postmarked St. Petersburg, Florida, that contained a white, powdery substance.

The newspaper said Saturday that three tests on the substance have concluded that it did not contain the potentially deadly anthrax bacteria.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

I'm listening to the NBC 6pm nightly news. They're broadcasting from across the street.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001