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Raging Grannies Protest in Sunnyvale

by Charles Slay (slaycslay [at] aol.com)
On the eve of the sixty-first anniversity of the bombing of Hiroshima, members of "Raging Grannies" staged a protest at the Sunnyvale Farmers Market, Saturday, August 5, to bring attention to the increasing threat of nuclear materals stored in the Bay Area.
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§Grannies buy Produce
by Charles Slay
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The Grannies bought fruit and vegtables and then performed a mock test to illustrate the danger of our food becoming contaminated with radioactive material in the event of an accident.
§Grannies buy Strawberries
by Charles Slay
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Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has recently been granted , by the Department of Energy, an increase in its ability to store plutonium.
§The Test Begins
by Charles Slay
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According to the Grannies, the Laboratory can now keep 3000 lbs of plutonium, enough for 300 warheads.
§The Test Continues
by Charles Slay
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The livermore lab is thirty miles from Sunnyvale.
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