European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday May a. 1986 consumer watch China sales the scam Joes on by Marynett stall writer those roving chinaware salesmen who la sellyoua$1qoleaeetlor$1,200havemadeacome Baeff Al or keeping a Low profile Lor close Loa your the rovers As military investigator Scall them Are again highly visible. Thesli Merraund however according to Cape Maria c. Fernandez Chiel of client services Tor the Usa eur Legal assistance office in Heidelberg i Here have been some Sulls changes now. They Are recruiting american military dependents 10 work Tor them and perhaps because of the recent lightened Security have started going door to door in the housing areas having an american dependent As a company employee enabled a Rover group to set up a stand briefly at one Ollices wives club Bazaar until someone recognized them and called the military police. According to Fernandez that was exactly the thing to do. Nohilly the maps immediately she advises. Fernandez notes that these salesmen who have bean ripping of american serve remembers for years Are not difficult to spot. Though the company names change he buy a Glt Lor someone you care for sates pitch remains the same. The agent claim that their China and flatware sold by instalment payment is Worth $2,000 or so in the United states in last ii would not be Worth More than $100 anywhere it was sold generally a set consisting of six each Teaspoons cake works Tea cups saucers Side places a sugar bowl a Cream Jug and a cookie Platter but no Teapot is offered Fernandez says. The contracts Are basically look alikes she says they contain key statements however that should tip Olf the cautious consumer. Most of the sales matter Stales that the merchandise is Only available to americans overseas the military and agencies enjoying diplomatic privileges " sometimes the service member is asked to sign allotments Tor payments directly to a finance company. Sometimes the buyer is Given a Batch of sell addressed envelopes for mailing in the payments. The company most often has an address in Liechtenstein or on the Isle of Man. The orders Are always taken for delivery in the United adds Fernandez the latter is the main reason the salesmen have been Able to perpetuate the scam so Well Over the years. Since the merchandise is shipped directly the Soldier buyer May never see whal he or she has purchased one Young Soldier Lor example thought he was buying his Mother a set of Fine Bone ii was not until he went Home on a visit that he realized that she had received a Cheep Sel of Irish earthenware. In another Case a Sharp eyed Mother who knew what her son had paid had the Tea set evaluated and then went to her congressman with the results. She demanded that something be done to keep other . Soldiers overseas from also being taken. What can be done first of All warns Fernandez who also serves As counsel to the army disciplinary control or of limits Board do not buy anything from a door to door Salesman. Second report All suspicious vendors to the i is your commander the pm manager the no club manager or another responsible authority. By doing so you May save a buddy $1,000 or More. The China scam is no tempest in a Teapot. In one three Day period Fernandez notes a Rover is known to have sold $10,000 Worth of contracts. Yearly sales by this group May be in excess of $2 million. For merchandise Worth Only a traction of the Price that adds up to a lot of ill spent . Dollars. The China contracts carry the notice required by German Law that they can a cancelled within seven Days. The salesmen attempt to confuse the Issue. However by stating that the contract is binding when accepted by the firm and thai the Deposit is not refundable Fernandez has been Able to Iree clients from their contracts but has not been Able to win the return of the Down payments the amount of that Down payment is another one of the changes the rovers have introduced since their comeback. It used to Range rpm $50 to $100. Now generally they Are asking $1 is or aspirin a second look at an old favorite by g Ayle Young United press International r researchers Are focusing new attention on a drug that seems to have a wide rang of beneficial affects. That drug is Ordinary aspirin which has. Been Mare widely used than any other Medicine since the urn of the Century. Announcements last year that aspirin May prevent second heart attacks and May stimulate the body s immune system have Ted to a Rush of research into the effect of aspirin on a number of medical conditions including cancer sunburn infertility and cataracts. I think everyone is taking a second look Al aspirin said or. William Haas professor of neurology at new York University school of Medicine. Although aspirin he been around Lor a Long time it was not until 1971 that researchers in England discovered How the drug works. Even today some properties of aspirin remain a mystery because the drug seems to have such a wide ranging elect on the body. And doctors say most of the effects appear to is beneficial although the drug is known to irritate the stomachs of some people. Tests into its harmful effects on the kidneys have been inconclusive say doctors. A very amazing drug aspirin said or. Richard doll a researcher at Oxford University in a recent Telephone interview. We still do not know All its however doctors do know aspirin or acid inhibits the body s production of a chemical similar to a hormone that performs conflicting junctions throughout the body say medical researchers. Some raise blood pressure while others lower it. Some stimulate the clotting of blood while still others prevent it scientists say also regulate Fertility intensify the perception of pain and induce fever. Aspirin also interferes Wilh a chemical Throm Roxane closely related to thai causes blood platelets to adhere to each other and form clogs. These clots Ere necessary to heal open wounds but they can also form in the blood Stream and cause strokes and heart attacks doctor belter air fran relieves pain and headaches by inhibiting Prosta Glandino that Aid the brain in perceiving pain. Some researchers also believe aspirin prevents platelet congestion in Small blood vessels in the head. That action also could relieve pain. Aspirin is known to reduce fever As Well by increasing the blood flow to the skin which radiates heat say the researchers. This effect simultaneously reduces the body s temperature and causes sweating which further reduces the temperature. The end effect is a one degree drop a fever three hours after the drug is ingested. Aspirin also relieves pain and swelling in the joints of Many arthritic a but doctors Are not sure How a joint becomes inflamed when White blood cells Rush to a troubled area to carry off toxic waste they say. The increased flow of blood cells creates warmth swelling and pain that aspirin relieves some theorize by inhibiting Krostag Landles involved in the swelling process. Latt tall the Federal food and drug administration announced an aspirin a Day May keep people who have had heart attacks or strokes from having a second. Some researchers Are now wondering if aspirin May also prove to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people without a history of heart trouble. Who int Asp i a prevents Recu said doll who is monitoring thousands of healthy doctors in and others say a half Lan role enter. People who
