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...caused by a newly introduced viral agent from Africa, where Kaposi's is common, and may have been transmitted by Haitians who once worked in Zaïre. Port-au-Prince has many popular gay bars, and the disease could have been brought back to the U.S. by visiting Americans???or taken to Haiti by Americans in the first place. Recent investigations suggest that the disease is probably transmitted in Haiti, much as it is in the U.S., by homosexual activity or by dirty needles, and that Haitians have no more propensity for the disease than victims...
...advocates. For all the obvious reasons, they are uneasy about the military intentions of the Soviet Union. Unfairly or not, the Reagan Administration is also blamed for fueling the current jitters with loose talk?from the President on down?about the prospect of fighting a "limited nuclear war." Many Americans???including some with considerable expertise in the area?fear that their leaders are more comfortable than ever before with the thought of using nuclear weapons. "There is great concern that there are no serious efforts for arms control," says Thomas Halsted, 48, director of the Boston-based Physicians for Social...
...vital interests of the United States of America. And such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force." To make that warning more credible, Carter reversed a policy of just a few months ago and decided to ask Congress to authorize the registration of young Americans???perhaps including women?for the draft...
Finally, John Paul's presence and words reminded Americans???and the world?that humanity does have a higher nature. Said Monsignor John Tracy Ellis, leading ecclesiastical historian at Catholic University: "The greatest contribution that the Pope's visit can make to our nation is focusing upon and emphasizing the need for a revival of morality. John Paul is a man of singular sophistication; he is no pious goose. But he is a moral leader?or he isn't anything...
Peking may never rival Paris as a fixture on the international travel circuit, but the gradual parting of the Bamboo Curtain in the 1970s has enabled more and more foreigners to see the wonders of the Middle Kingdom. This year, 100,000 foreign tourists and businessmen-including 15,000 Americans???will visit China, and next year the total could double. What most visitors bring back, besides snapshots of the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, are horror stories about the accommodations. Hotel rooms are hard to get, ah" conditioning is rare, and such Western amenities as bars, saunas and swimming...