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- BUSINESS, Page 65Business NotesCONSUMER AFFAIRSCaveat Patriot
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- U.S. CAR OWNERS FIGHT IRAQ! trumpeted newspaper ads
- promoting the patriotic and financial virtues of the PetroMizer
- gas-saving device. That was before investigators in 16 states
- concluded that the PetroMizer was a hoax -- part of a surge of
- efforts to make a fast buck from gulf-war fever. Following
- legal action, the PetroMizer ran out of gas. But war-related
- come-ons continue. A fierce dispute between New York City
- consumer affairs commissioner Mark Green and Florida's Home
- Shopping Network has broken out over a print ad that urged
- consumers to "support our armed forces" by purchasing
- "Authentic Operation Desert Shield Armed Forces Fatigue Wear."
- Green challenged the authenticity of the palm tree-bedecked
- clothing and the claim that a "portion of the proceeds" would
- assist American troops. HSN killed the ad and sent a check for
- $25,000 to Army Emergency Relief -- five days after Green's
- complaint.
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