Admiral's a moral man - but unrealistic about AIDS

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 9, 1988| Author: Patrick J. Buchanan | Copyright information

When Norma Mowery of Lake City, Tenn., brought her son, DeWayne, to school last September, parents who learned the hemophiliac boy had AIDS stoned the pickup truck in which the 12-year-old was riding. "Kill him, kill him," the crowd shouted.

The boy's ordeal convinced retired admiral James Watkins, chairman of the president's AIDS commission, of the "incredible importance" of legislation to outlaw discrimination against AIDS victims.

While his reaction speaks well of the ad...

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