"AIDSWEEK: Reagan--Better Late Than Never?"

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"AIDSWEEK: Reagan--Better Late Than Never?"

San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle (02/04/90), P. A4
Hilton, Bruce

Abstract: Insiders say Ronald Reagan's AIDS public service announcement amounts to an apology for his neglect of the epidemic while in the White House. The announcement was aired last Monday for the benefit of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Reagan said, "We can all grow and learn in our lives and I've learned all kinds of people can get AIDS, even children." The former president says you can't get AIDS from hugging someone and asks for compassion for people with AIDS....The $7 million in profit from actor Paul Newman's food company went to charity; more than $600,000 went to AIDS-related groups....Reports persisted at the funeral of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh that he died of HIV-related conditions. Although Rajneesh was seriously ill for several years, there is no way to confirm the rumors because his body was cremated three hours after his death.

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