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Show -- ' Hi Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 10 Monday, October "Sm-ifc- -i 'ij.ii irji 19, 1987 Timely news, columns, features and social issues concerning the culture. Today Sis 1 1 Scandal sheets lies often publish Disease frightens caretakers about celebritiesl AIDS Awareness Month irrational minority." Nurse and health care workers also face safety con- Editor's note: This is the second of two parts dealing with those who administer medical care for AIDS victims, and the sixth in a series for AIDS Awareness Month. ; " By SHARON COHEN Associated Press Writer Her fears have diminished. Yet "the general hospital community is more anxious than in 1983," added Cooke, assistant clinical professor of medicine at University of . California-Sa- concerns Safety ; Francisco. n have cerns. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control call for health care workers to wear gloves and other protective gear when exposed to blood or body fluids. Officials amT doing my patients who don't have AIDS a disservice caring for them?" Wilbur said he's talked with other doctors and "most of them have feelings fairly similar to mine. They re just not voicing them." The American Medical Association, however, says doctors have obligations. "If you are competent in the area of need, you may not decline solely as an expression of discrimination," said Dr. Lonnie Bristow, a member of the AMA's board of trustees. U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop recently called in five AIDS Republican women get new officers Mrs. Louise Everton, Providence, has been named president of Utah Republican Women for the 1988-8- 9 term. She succeeds Mrs. Cherie Lyon, Provo, who will serve until January 1988. i i Other officers are: Mrs. Marjorie Christiansen, Salt Lake City, first vice president; Mrs. Sue Arseneau, Ofem, second vice president; Mrs. Kay Feeny, Ogden, third vice president; Mrs. Marilyn Urry, Midway, fourth vice president; Mrs. arree McDonald, Salt Lake, recording secretary; Mrs. ;Ines Olsen, Young Ward, j treasurer; Mrs. Evelyn Moab, auditor; Zim-Imermn- ,'Mrs. Cleo Atkin, St. George, JJiistorian, Mrs. Donna Dahl, Utah State Republican Party vice administered the ;:oath of office. ;'. i years." die sticks, reported its first infected worker. Federal off i cials also reported the second case of a lab employee infect ed doing government work. Two unions representing health workers, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees and the Service Employees International Union, contend there's a high level of with federal guidelines. discourages (workers) from wearing gloves and needles are lying all over the place," said Jordan Barab, AFSCME's occupational safety and health coordinator. The government announced in July it would fine hospitals that don't follow guidelines In their letter to the governor, University Hospital residents worried that the institution could become a dumping ground for AIDS patients. traditionally focused on. They had antibiotics. Now we're "Other hospitals are actively avoiding the treatment of AIDS patients, 'referring' them to University Hospital dealing with viruses that don't have any cures." Hospitals, too, face another kind of strain. At San Francisco General, instead," the letter said, S that beds for patients are "becoming scarce." "Dumping is the correct word," said Dr. Philip Cohen, secretary-treasure- r of the Committee of Interns and adding non-AID- a union of 5,000 members in New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C. He said one AIDS patient arrived at University Hospital with a Residents, "there's a concern ... AIDS notdominate over our overall mission," Sowa said7 "We have essentially run to a sat- uration point," he said, averaging 35 to 40 AIDS patients at a time. If there's an increase, he said, AIDS at some point could compromise the hospital's ability to admit other patients. Health care needs to be realigned and the government must provide incentives and regulatory sanctions for the private sector, said Marc temperature after another hospital discharged him and teld hmvta go-t- o Newark The letter also contended the disproportionate number of AIDS cases jeopardized the ability of residents to get broad-base- d training and can 'hurt recruitment programs. -- Cohen surveyed fourth-yea- r New Jersey Medical School students and reported that 73 percent of the 96 who responded said they were less likely to choose University Hospital for their residencies because of AIDS. Lory, chairman of the AIDS committee of the National Association of Public Hospi- Still, doctors who see AIDS daily learn to cope. "It's not something to get mad about," Shipman said. "There is no answer why it's here. We have to deal with wind up being AIDS institu- - it." tals. If that doesn't happen, "public hospitals are going to Republican women have confab Utah Federation of Republican Women named new officers and presented awards at their biennial state convention at the Salt Lake Hilton recently. (See accompanying story.) Convention theme was the Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States of America. Chairman was Mrs. Luella Finlinson of Salt Lake. Rep. Craig Moody of Sandy, chairman Utah State Republi- can Party, was keynote speaker. He presented an overview of the goals of the Republican Party for the next two years with emphasis on the new concept of changing the April 1988 mass meetings to Republican Caucuses, hoping to more fully involve the grassroots people in the party platform, and the direction it should take in the future. He told of plans to have a Presidential Straw Poll at the caucuses to better serve the state of Utah in the Presidential Primaries. Reports were given by Mrs. Cherie Lyon, state president, on the national convention in Orlando, Fla. in September; by national committeewoman Mrs. Zenda Hull on the goals of the Republican National Committee; and by presidents of clubs throughout the state on club activities. Awards were presented to the following for outstanding work in behalf of the Republi- can Party: most volunteer hours, Mrs. Junko Shimizu, Salt Lake City; most new membership increase, Mrs. Pearl Rex, Spanish Fork; Dia- mond Awards for club activities were given to the Salt Lake and Utah County Clubs. Best award was given to Mrs. Corinne Astin, St. George; and the Outstanding Republican Woman award was presented to Mrs. Adrian Taylor, Moab. The program featured Michael Bennett, Salt Lake City, portraying Patrick Henry in his role in forming the Constitution. Dressed in period clothing, he took his audience back to the days of the founding behind-the-scen- es fathers. "Uncle Sam" was portrayed by Douglas Nicholes, American Fork, who gave the Pledge of Allegiance and a presenta tion of all the flags that have flown over this nation. He presented each delegate and guest with a handwritten scroll stating their name followed by "I (name) am inspired by the Constitution of the United States of America, and pledge even greater activity in public service and positive political involvement." Mark Bezzant, Dear Ann Landers: I read an article recently in a supermarket scandal sheet that bothered me a lot. It was about one of my favorite peo- ple, Oprah Winfrey. The story said she had been jilted by her fiance, Stedman Graham, a handsome football player, and the Christmas wedding plans were off. There were a lot of details about how Oprah was shattered and bitter, crying her heart out between segments of her TV show. It said even though she presents a smiling .face to her public, her heart is broken. A few days after I read the article I happened to see Oprah and her friend on Michigan Avenue. They were laughing and having a very good time. She surely didn't look shattered and bitter, like a woman who was crying her Ann Landers Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Creators Syndicate taken in court, the story is retold. Lawyers defending the paper have been known to file ridiculous motions just to get additional publicity. Third: The party doing the suing must prove that his or her earnings have been damaged by the bad publicity and t. this is often extremely Once the question of damages is brought up, the attor- heart out. I gathered my courage and called my cousin who knows one of Oprah's staff people. I just had to know if that story was true. The reply was, as I suspected, that it was totally false. There wasn't a shred of truth to it. To put it bluntly it was all a damned lie. Will you please tell me, Ann Landers, how can a publication get away with printing "damned lies"? Why don't the people who are muddied up by these awful papers sue them? I am eager to read your answer in the paper. Steamed in Chicago Dear Steamed: There are some very good reasons for not suing a sleazy sheet for printing "damned lies." The same goes for expose-typ- e magazine articles and unauthorized biographies. First: When the story of the suit appears, the Ires are repeated and a great many people who didn't hear them the first time around are suddenly informed. All the while, the sleaze sheet thrives on the publicity. Second: Each time a motion is filed or another action is diffi-cul- neys for the scandal sheet have the right to the suing party about contracts, earnings, net worth, etc. All the information is cross-exami- ne made public. Fourth: Lawsuits can be enormously expensive ,fe':w,v:. if A i .' i W f .... . i- - j i busy person may be forced to spend days, weeks or months tied up in litigation. A long, drawn-ou- t trial can be can be disruptive and can cost a fortune. Fifth: The chances of collecting significant money from a sleaze sheet in case of ' a nerve-wrackin- favorable g, verdict are often slim. Some publications hide their assets by resorting to a variety of gimmicks and as the saying goes, you can't get blood out of a turnip. Unfortunately, these miserable little rags that feed on sensationalism will continue to publish gross distortions and "damned lies" because the attorneys for celebrities are well aware of the facts that I have just outlined. Pleasant Grove, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, recited the Gettysburg Address and gave the benediction as though Mr. Lincoln had just walked into the room. Vera Lee Redd and Shirley Porath from the Tabernacle Choir, accompanied by Earl Otley, sang several numbers, popular during the founding of the Constitution. Background music for the day was played by Mrs. Gene- 1 YEAR RENEWABLE MEMBERSHIP FOR ONLY vieve Callister. 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That's something health care workers haven't Dr. Bruce Wilbur California vascular surgeon "We get reports gloves aren't available, management treat and fearful "a patients doctors who decline to New 31-year-- ce . tions," said Lory, chief executive officer of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of employees from contagious blood diseases. "The mind set (also) ... needs to be changed," said Bill Borwegen, the service union's health and safety director. "You have to protect "It would be a disservice to my wife and child on the way to be dead AIDS AIDS positive, health 14 workers, including a dentist, have been infected with AIDS from exposure. This month, San Francisco General, which has monitored more than 500 accidental nee- - prompted a few doctors, including Dr. Bruce Wilbur, a California vascular surgeon, to declare they won't take on patients. Beyond personal health concerns, Wilbur said, "It would be a disservice to my wife and child on the way to be dead in five years." 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