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Subject: Re: Sad state of affairs... (followup)
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Date: 23 Aug 89 17:18:37 GMT
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[followup on previous posting)

Quoted from the San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday August 12,
1989.  Herb Caen's Column:

[Permission for Non-Commmercial Distribution granted by Carol Vernier, Herb
Caen's Assistant, San Francisco Chronicle granted to moderators of
sci.med.aids]

FIRST PERSON singular, cont'd:  In Monday's piece, I wrote
about the classified ad, under "Business Opportunities," that had
the sweet smell of scam:  "AIDS Foundation for Children.
One-person business.  Average net $5,600/mo.  Price only $6,500."
This turned out to be a fund-raising scheme out of Houston
involviing coin collection devices called "spiral wells" to be
placed in 200 "high profile" stores, with only 10 percent going
to the Foundation.  The literature made it appear that AIDS
Foundation for Children's honorary nat'l chairman is Pat Boone.
Here's Pat to say "No way!" in his way:

"I have nothing to do with Ed Scott and his AIDS Foundation
for Children fund-raising ripoff...I AM honorary chairman of the
National AIDS Prevention Institute, whose purpose is to gather
and make available lifesaving information as quickly as possible.
Apparently the 'spiral well people' are fraudulently using my
name and my lawyers and swiftly addressing that.  You were ritht
to expose this lousy dodge."

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