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From: davea@col.hp.com (David E Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: humanitarian request
Message-ID: <16830005@col.hp.com>
Date: 14 Nov 90 23:49:51 GMT
References: <26689.273c18c6@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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The following appeared on rec.aviation regarding this same "humanitarian
request". Who can you believe any more?

In article <1586@beguine.UUCP> rslugg@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes:
>The kid with cancer is a hoax that has been sent out many times on many
>different lists etc.  Don't respond.  Guiness doesn't list this as a
>record anymore due to the difficulties it has caused in the past.  Ask
>around, others will verify.  Please send this or a similar note to any
>list you see it posted on.  I suspect all lists were sent the original
>message.

dave allen