Deceptive fund-raisers still target readers
Dear Sharon Swanson notes a pattern of charitable sweepstakes solicitations in which most funds paid to direct mail firms go to administration and fundraising. She lists seven organizations that use Watson & Hughey and urges readers to verify with the Better Business Bureau before donating.
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Ann Landers
Cancer Fund of America
Watson & Hughey
Alexandria
Ilinois
U.S. Supreme Court
Walker Cancer Research Institute
Ann
Chicago
American Heart Disease Prevention Foundation, Inc
Montclair
Cancer Fund
Walker Cancer Research Institute, Inc
Edgewood
Pacific West Cancer Fund
Seattle
Wash
National Animal Protection Fund
Tulsa
Oklo
Social Security Protection Bureau
Foxhall Corp
Washington
D.C
Sharon Swanson
Cancer Research Foundation
Sharon
Better Business Bureau
Blood eosinophilia explained and cautions on causes
The column explains eosinophilia as an abnormal rise in eosinophils seen in allergies infections and diseases, notes tryptophan contamination as a possible trigger, and describes idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with organ involvement. It advises investigating the cause for a high count and discusses alcohol caution in liver cirrhosis and poison ivy transmission.
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Scrooge
DR. Donohue
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down
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Franch Williams
Cry
Arizona
Railbirds
Mountain
Crest
Moss
Groucho
Germany
Brother Cat
Garden Boundary
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