THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, August 2, 1995 TAG: 9508020005
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
Jesse Helms and his supporters argue that funding for AIDS research should be drastically reduced since it is the ``deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct`` of AIDS victims that is responsible for their disease. If they are correct, then it is also time to drastically reduce tobacco-related cancer-research funding since Americans are sick and tired of the ``deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct'' of smokers that is responsible not only for their disease but also for the debilitating and fatal diseases of millions of innocent passive-smoke victims.
Oh, I forgot. There's a profit in tobacco - especially in North Carolina.
DENNY CLARK
Norfolk, July 20, 1995 by CNB