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C2 Friday October 4 1989 lilt I lit JOWL State leaves AIDS cases policy-making on pupi) to local school districts the slJte Department of Insurance contends that the disputed section of the California Insurance Cotie olatcs the equal-protection clauses of the state and federal constitutions Insurance companies charge different premiums and nay different annuities to men and women because women are believed to live longer fectious disease section of the state Department of Health Services said that most of the recommendations under review by the task force point to admitting children with AIDS to classes under stringent conditions But he said the final decision on the department's recommendation to the state Department of Education will be made next week by state Health Director Kenneth Kiz-er Chin said the task force recommendation to Kizer will be based on its review of both federal health guidelines and a draft of the education department guidelines He said most of the recommendations before the task force "are pretty much along the lines of the national guidelines in regard to how blood should be handled" The national guidelines prepared by the Centers for Disease Control At lanta outline precautions to prevent the spread or the virus rather tluul an outright isolation of victims "We are comfortable that the guidelines are correct and we doht need new said Dr MarrijS Conant chairman of the California Medical Association and a membtf of the task force "Since we Conant said "school boards are going to have particular questions recommending that jthey set up commit-tees as recommended by the CDC guidelines to review each case 1 Conant said a special committee would be appointed by the health director if focal boards need further assistance But he said "At the present time with approximately five children in the state known to have AIDSr-we feel those types of committees are necessary" XL r'W By GRACIE BONDS McOatchy News Service SACRAMENTO State health officials decided Wednesday to let local school districts establish their own policies on handling AIDS cases among students and endorsed the formation of district committees to address questions as they arise The decision not to issue a blanket policy was based on conclusions by a state task force on AIDS that adequate guidelines exist to handle the admission to school of exposed or afflicted students and prevent transmission of the deadly disease In addition the state Department of Education is preparing to issue its own guidelines which will recommend basing action at the local level on the circumstances of individual cases Dr James Chin chief of the in Ask about our Home Electronics Stato Digest retrial goes to San Diego jury SAN DIEGO A Superior Court jury Kequrslcred in a hotel began deliberations Thursday in the con tipirucy and perjury rctriul of San Diego Mayor Roger Hcdgecock Jurors must decide whether lled-gerock knowingly accepted $161000 in illegal campaign contributions I Hcdgecock was tried on the charges in February but a mistrial was declared after the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction a USC trustees adopt South Africa policy LOS ANGELES The University of Southern California's board of trustees has voted unanimously to Selectively divest stockholdings in corporations doing business in South Africa USC President James Zumbeige Void corporations would be evaluated according to their stands on social issues in South Africa 'Folsom Prison puts Hlspanics in lockdown SACRAMENTO Weary of a Retries of stabbings that have left two jnmates dead and 163 wounded so Jar this year Folsom Prison officials have placed nearly 700 Hispanic in-'Jnalcs on lockdown status 'Prison Lt Ted Smith said Thurs-day the lockdown began Sept 15th two days after an inmate was stabbed by a follow inmate in a holding cell at the Sacramento County Courthouse Prison officials studied the as-I'sauHs and concluded the Hispanic inmates were the aggressors in most of the incidents Smith said I jACLU files suit on insurance 'LOS ANGELES The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit Thursday seeking to overturn a istate law on grounds that it permits I sex-based discrimination by the in-isurance industry The Superior Court suit against yr Jt I United Press International SIDNEY CLUTE He was 69 TV detective Sidney Clute dies of cancer Aeaodeted Frees SANTA MONICA Actor Sidney Clute best known as Detective Paul LaGuardia on the "Cagney television series has died of cancer a spokesman for the CBS-TV series said Thursday He was 69 The Brooklyn-born Clute who died at 2:45 pm Wednesday in St John's Hospital had also appeared in such feature films as "The Big with Richard Drey fuss ana "The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are with Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin On "Cagney he played Detective LaGuardia a gentle supporter of the women detectives in a precinct dominated by male chauvinism LaGuardia would give the women encouragement and regale them with stories of the old days After early training in summer stock Clute came to Hollywood in the 1950s and made his television debut in "The Adventures of with George Reeves Other TV credits include appearances on "Playhouse 90" and Funeral services were scheduled today at Mt Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles said Tom Brocato spokesman for the TV show LAST DAY TO SAVE ON OUR 1 FISHER 100 WATT STEREO SYSTEM $599 Boy 13 Is held In new Baldwin Hills fire LOS ANGELES An apparent arson brushfire fanned by erratic winds spread Thursday to six houses in Baldwin Hills a half-mile from where an intentionally set blaze killed three people aria destroyed 52 homes in July More than 100 firefighters controlled the blaze There were five minor iniuriesthree houses were destroyed A 13-year-old boy suspected of starting the blaze was being held "The information that we have is that his mother found him playing with where the fire started said police LL Larry Goebel Military school cadets face murder charges SANTA BARBARA Two 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