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From: ngse18@castle.ed.ac.uk (J R Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,rec.aviation
Subject: Re: humanitarian request [APPEAL CLOSED, but was genuine]
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Date: 17 Nov 90 10:02:06 GMT
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A poster on comp.sys.atari.st asked ...
>The following appeared on rec.aviation regarding this same "humanitarian
>request". Who can you believe any more?
   ... rather inaccurate information deleted ...

The child concerned (Craig Shergold) does exist and did make the appeal
which has been going the rounds. THE APPEAL WAS CLOSED IN APRIL.  He
vastly exceeded all targets, to the point where the excessive mail had
become more than an embarrassment and all concerned have asked that 
NO MORE CARDS BE SENT.  He and his mother appeared on UK television to
ask people to stop.  When I last heard, during the summer, the boy's
condition (cancer?) was in remission and he was comparatively well.

Russ