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...other AIDS developments in the U.S. last week riled civil rights and homosexual groups. Despite the lack of any evidence that AIDS can be transmitted by casual contact, the Justice Department ruled that an employer who genuinely fears a spread of contagion can fire an AIDS victim without violating his federal civil rights. Snapped a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union: "The decision is nothing more than a pretext for discrimination." And in California, an initiative that could prohibit AIDS victims from attending or teaching school and working in restaurants was certified for placement on the November ballot...
...only highly contagious feature of AIDS is the epidemic of fear and misinformation sweeping the nation. By hosting Cameron's appearance, the Conservative Club became a willing and deliberate carrier of that destructive contagion...
...even been used most recently to quarantine an AIDS victim. An accused prostitute, she has been equipped with one of the new devices and was awaiting arraignment last week in the custody of her mother. "We needed to get her out of the jail because of real or imagined contagion," says Florida Judge Edward Garrison, who has championed use of the technology in his state...
...University of Lowell (Mass.) Chiefs before a meager crowd of 28 reporters and college officials. The reason: rubeola, or measles. Because the disease had already struck 55 undergraduates, university officials & barred students from attending all sporting events. They also canceled plays and lectures to prevent further spread of the contagion...
Because of the possibility of contagion, all public events at the B.U have been cancelled, B.U. spokesman John Keller said. A hockey game yesterday against the University of Lowell was played before fewer than 30 people, mostly coaches and reporters...