[net.rumor] Another Coca-Cola rumor

andrew@inmet.UUCP (05/05/84)

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inmet!andrew    Apr 26 11:37:00 1984

I heard that the Mormon Church lifted its ban on caffeine-laden soft drinks
shortly after investing heavily in the Coca-Cola Company.  Can anyone confirm
(or deny) this?

Just curious,
Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics   ...{harpo|ihnp4|ima|esquire}!inmet!andrew

jc@inmet.UUCP (05/05/84)

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inmet!jc    Apr 26 11:47:00 1984

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The way I heard it, one of the largest stockholders in Coca Cola
died, and willed his Coke stock to the Mormon Church, soon after
which the ban on caffeine (at least for low-caffeine drinks like
guess what?) was quietly dropped from the list.