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4The Daily Tar HeelThursday, October 22, 1992 Funding for possible AIDS vaccine sparks discussion By Stephanie Greer SoJf Writer A potential vaccine for AIDS re cently received a $20 million appro priation from Congress to fund human testing of the drug. The vaccine, gpl60, is designed to produce more antibodies in those who already are infected with the AIDS vi rus, said Dr. Mervyn Silverman, presi dent of the American Foundation for AIDS Research. "It looks like this may be a helpful vaccine it is supposed to treat people who already have AIDS instead of pre vent it," Silverman said. Silverman said that although there were a significant amount of AIDS drugs and vaccines being developed, there were no AIDS drugs or vaccines other than gpl60 that have been developed sufficiently to be tested on this level. The vaccine has been tested at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for approximately two years, only for its safety in humans, said Virginia Stephanakis, public af fairs officer for the U.S. Surgeon General's Office. RESPONSIBILITY RIGHT FROM THE START, HIGH VISIBILITY. AN INTENSE ENVIRONMENT. ANALYTICAL CHALLENGE. IMPLEMENTATION, FOLLOW THROUGH, AND FOLLOW-UP, EXECUTIVE ACCESS, EXCEPTIONAL AWARDS. IF THESE ARE YOUR CAREER CRITERIA AND IF YOU ARE ACADEMICALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY PREPARED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIFIC PROFIT STRATEGIES, YOU SHOULD TALK TO SIGNET SIGNET BUSINESS ANALYSTS WASHINGTON, DCRICHMOND, VA STOP BY AND TAIK TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CAREER FAIR OCTOBER 21, 1992 OCTOBER 22, 1992 $tignet Banking Cirporati0n is M equal epportunity employer and encourgages women and minorities to flppfy, Signet promoter a drug-free iporkplace. The results of the recent studies of gpl60 were published in the June 1991 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "The initial results are encouraging," Stephanakis said. Although the vaccine has not shown any harmful side effects for humans yet, the Army believes that it is not ready for a large-scale human testing of gp 1 60, said Maj. Rick Thomas, an Army spokesperson. "It is the Army's opinion that it is premature for (more in-depth) phase three testing because we're still in the middle of our studies ... we don't want to try gp 1 60 on humans before the stud ies have been completed and analyzed," Thomas said. Thomas said the Army did not ask for funding for additional research. "The Department of Defense was not aware of the provision. We were not consulted about it," said Susan Hansen, a public affairs official with the Depart ment of Defense. Controversy has developed as a re sult of the methods by which the drug received congressional funding. The new funding for the drug comes about as the result of lobby ing on behalf of MicroGeneSys, a Connecticut-based firm that produced the vaccine, Silverman said. "People are upset because of the pro cess by which the vaccine is getting funded," Silverman said. "We certainly want politicians to pro vide sufficient funds for research, but we want the scientists and researchers to direct where it goes," he said. Silverman stressed that he was en couraged with the development of a new vaccine but that his disagreement was with the method by which the drug received funding. Silverman said he thought that MicroGeneSys pushed the appropria tion fortesting through Congress purely for economic reasons. In six months, the secretary of de fense, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and the direc tor of the National Institute of Health might be obligated to submit to Con gress an assessment of gp 1 60, Thomas said. The Army is not required to test gpl60 immediately, he said. "I think the key is that right now, we've got no intention that doesn't com ply with FDA regulations," Thomas said. "We're proud of our AIDS re search program; at the same time, the protocols of the review process are im portant and are there for a reason." Pope, Wicker debate turns ugly The Associated Press RALEIGH The race for North Carolina lieutenant governor, already filled with personal attacks, has turned even nastier. Republican Art Pope and Democrat 11 I A full- service florist at greenhouse prices r Long Stem Roses 1 reg. tia.yyaoz KVu,tn Q;,An CARNATIONS $4.95dozen 2 dozen $7.95 offer good thru Oct 27, 1992 IPansiesinALLCOLORSl I Garden Mums I I 8nfor'3.99or I I 3for7.44 I joffer lihrju ta. j, V992J EASTGATE 967-8568 or 968-0502 GREENHOUSES SunriuDr, 408-0239 (CH) 489-3893 (DUR) Th the-, . jolted m Hi maim immMpxmMsh r : -1 A new prescription for terror. 7 ? 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Pope's ad says that Wicker voted last year for a $650 million tax increase and against a bill to make all murders of law officers subject to the death penalty. Wicker responded with an ad accus es that what this campaign's come down to? Rather than debate the issues and defend your voting record, have personal attacks and call someone a liar?" Pope asked during the debate. Wicker, a six-term House member from Lee County, responded: "... I feel very strongly that I had to do that, and I'm going to continue to do it so long as he continues to distort and lie about my record." Both candidates are scheduled to appear before the North CarolinaLeague of Municipalities next Monday. Jf r-PX GSSOInl pronounce it (sock a knee) ft .. J Bag, T-Shirt, Gloves, Socks... more! with every purchase 'Ml TOW ELLIOTT UD. 933-0069 next to Spa Health Club Six injured in three London bomb blasts LONDON Three explosions rocked London Wednesday, injuring six people. One of the blasts hit a rail line an hour after the Irish Republican Army complained that police had ig nored its warning that a bomb had been placed there. The first blast at 4:43 p.m. damaged a standing train in north London, injur ing three passengers. Authorities had not closed the rail line before the explosion, although an IRA statement more than an hour ear-; lier said the bomb was on the bridge. Three other people were injured in a second explosion four hours later near the Territorial Army's Princess Louise Barracks in west London, police said. The IRA an urban guerrilla orga--nization fighting to drive the British from Northern Ireland said in a state ment issued to a news agency in Dublin at about 3:30 p.m.: "In spite of repeated phone calls to a number of London radio stations, British police have made no effort to act on authenticated warn-' ings that our volunteers have left a bomb on the rail line at Four Bridges, on the North Circular Road, London". A third explosion hit a railroad line at Willesden junction in north London,' but there were no casualties, the fire brigade said. South Africa rejects political amnesty bill CAPETOWN, South Africa Par liament on Wednesday rejected a bill pardoning people accused of political crimes, with one legislator saying the law would protect "crooks, criminals and assassins." President F.W. de Klerk said he would try to force the bill into law by sending it to the President's Council. His com ment set the stage for a confrontation with the African National Congress and other opposition groups. The 60-member advisory body, dominated by de Klerk's National Party, could recommend that he override Par liament by signing the bill. The law does not define a political crime but gives each person applying for amnesty the opportunity to argue that his offense was motivated politi cally. The bill could apply to ANC mem bers who planted bombs, as well as to security officials who tortured or killed anti-apartheid activistspr detainees and to right-wing militants accused of bomb ing black schools. It calls for a government-appointed commission to hear each person's case in private. Much of the opposition to the bill arose because those granted indem nity would have their crimes kept se cret. The Associated Press Get a Head Start at the Carolina Career Fair M October 22 in GreslHall 12:30-5:00 p.m. Seniors eet P105! employers and find out what they have to offer. (Bring Resumes!) Juniors Look fr INTERNSHIPS and explore different kinds of careers. Freshmen & Discover which majors are sought by employers and Sophomores wnat career p'3"1? (electives, experience, and activities) will be valuable. 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