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2B SPRINGFIELD (0) NEWS-SUN Sunday September 4 1988 Teen-agers ask author how to avoid getting AIDS Children's Express and they fed much better about-coming to our program and not one of the places that are for adults or little kids They fed that this is a I program designed especially for I them also been successful in I putting adolescent AIDS on the na- I tional agenda People even I know that teen-agers were infected or even could have AIDS so been doing things like testifying before Congress and the Presidential Commission on the epidemic to say that teen-agers are special "Nobody is going to speak for teen-agers They have a hard time because they vote they have a lot of money and they have a lot of political clout So we fed part of our role is to be their mouthpiece at some of the agencies where they might not be invited but where we can get in the door and make the case for them The most exciting part of my she said "is working with kids and the worst part of my work is fighting all the bureaucracies to try to get these programs off the ground" We think AIDS is more powerful and deadly than crack With crack something you know about but someone can give you AIDS without you knowing That scares us Facts A Guide for Teen-agers so we asked her what could be done to keep teen-agers from getting the vims "Ours is the first program just for teens in the whole country she said "It's called the Adolescent AIDS program at Montefiore Hospital in New York Gty So whether you have any special reason to be worried or you're just worried because of everything that you're hearing and reading that's a good enough reason to have a chance to talk to someone like me who knows something about teen-agers and knows something about AIDS to be able to sort our your fears from the facts" Dr Hein told us a lot of details we know before like the meaning of AIDS "Acquired means you didn't get it from your genes Immune means that it has something to do with that part of your body which helps fight off infections and disease Deficiency means that it's something you lack And Syndrome refers to a group of illnesses or conditions that come together at one time" She also made clear some of the illusions that teen-agers have about how you can get it and how you Kissing and stuff like that on the surface give the vims but sexual intercourse and intravenous drug use can It can happen to anyone Most people think it can sions particularly in boys who have hemophilia a blood disease that requires a whole lot of transfusions "There are still many more boys especially in adolescence that are infected compared to she continued "but if you look at who the girls are about half of the teenage girls who have AIDS got AIDS through heterosexual transmission and a much higher percentage than would be true of adult Dr Hein's book is a guide for teen-agers who have questions about AIDS and know where to turn When we asked about treatment for teens who have the virus she told us that "as far as treatment goes there are some physical treatments and there are some emotional treatments The emotional treatments have to do with how you live with the feet that you have the virus and I say you I say you people first and yet society tends to view them as an AIDS person They all have their everyday needs This illness seems to be an excuse for to back off and to cause peo-risk behavior associated wiA-pfe who are infected to feel getting the virus male ual sex is true for adults' and The last thing we wanted to know teen-agers the second leading caused was whether her program was suo-if you're in New York is related to' cessful "We feel it's successful in a intravenous drug use In the rest of of she said "Now the country from blood transfu-' taking care of young people rrportrm Kwni Ford 12 Yinihvii Sofia 11 Jeffrey McMullian 13 AMiitUnt Editorsi Julian Braxton IS Nira Hyman 15 Duran Holme 15 Children's Express is an non-profit news service reported by children whose tape-recorded interviews and commentary are edited by teen-agers and aduhs don't like to come to a hospital nobody likes to come to a hospital" Dr Karen Hein associate professor of pediatric medicine at Albert Einstein Medical College told us "But there are teen-agers who are infected with the AIDS vims It takes on average about five to seven years from the time you're infected till the time you become sick with AIDS By the time some teenagers who are infected with the vi- ms actually get sick they're not teenagers anymore" We realized that for five to seven years you might not know that you have the vims That would mean that if you slept with someone five years ago and then were infected and you contracted the virus that you could go for years infecting everyone along the way That scares us Dr Hein is also the author of a new book AIDS: Trading Fears for happen to them but it could We asked her if there was anything special about teen-agers and AIDS "The profile or the picture of the epidemic in teen-agers is different from adults" she said "For example: though the leading kind of Dr Hdn and the Adolescent AIDS program can be reached at (212) 920-2179 Nobel Peace Prize winner will speak Wittenberg Series lectures set Pony Wagon festival will honor Graham By Keith Streitenberger NmAn Staff Writer Eire Wiesel winner of the 1986 -Nobel- Peace Prize will be a featured lecturer during the 1988-89 -Wittenberg Series which will in-i elude appear-'-ances On cam-' pus by leading figures in American liler-' ature civil rights and journalism Novelist Joyce Carol Oates civil rights activists Elie Wiesel Eleanor Holmes Norton and LaDonna Harris and journalist Richard Reeves will join Wiesel as lecturers during the series The events are made possible by con- tributions to Wittenberg's general 'a which is sponsored by the GTE Foundation will compliment a new common learning course to be offered to all first-year students beginning in the fill term A Festival Choral Evening Prayer for the Eve of Reformation featuring the Wittenberg Choir and Handbell Choir will be held Oct 30 at 8 pm in Weaver Chapel Momix Dance Theater will present a concert Nov 6 at 8 pm the Wittenberg Field House Wittenberg's annual Thanksgiving and Advent Choral Vespers is scheduled Nov 16 at 8 pm in Weaver Chapel with pre-service music starting at 7:43 pm Lessons and Carols for the Epiphany of Our Lord with the Wittenberg Choir will be held Jan 6 at 8 pm in Weaver Chapel Norton professor of law at Georgetown University and former chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will speak on "Civil Rights and Black Feb 10 at 8 pm in the HPERG The event is sponsored by the Concerned Black Students The Beaux Arts Trio will perform Feb 22 at 8:30 pm in Weaver Chapel The Faculty Endowment Fund Board is a co-sponsor The 1989 IBM endowed lecturer in 'the sciences is Dr Maclyn McCarty professor emeritus at Rockefeller University and an editor of The Journal of Experimental Medicine He will lecture Feb 27 at 8 pm in the HPERC and Feb 28 at Ml fund and by student fires The Series is divided into distinguished lcc- lures artists events and Weaver Chape! presentations 1 The theme for this series is "The American Pilgrimage: A Morel Wiesel will deliver the Fred Lfcventhal Family Endowed Lecture at 8 pm April 12 in the Health Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) The lecture is supported by a grant from the Fred Levehthal family of Springfield Reeves an author syndicated Columnist television political correspondent will begin the series by speaking at Opening Convocation Sept 13 at 1 1 am ST PARIS The annual celebration in this village again be called Pony Wagon Days again this year but officials should have considered calling it the AB Graham festival just this once Graham who founded the 4-H movement in Springfield in 1902 will be honored Thursday Friday Saturday and next Sunday during Pony Wagon Days for his contributions to the area Graham was superintendent at Springfield Township Schools in Champaign County in the early 1900s The high school now bears his name going to have a dedication at 2 pm Sunday (Sept 1 of some of his articles bring donated to the library said Sue Calvert chairperson of the Pony Wagons Day festival "The Graham High School band will play and the Graham South and Graham East choirs will she said A videotape depicting the life of Graham will be shown several times during the festival Calvert said it can be viewed in the library from 7 to 9 pm Thursday and from 6 to 9 pm both Friday and Saturday Graham's children Joe Graham and Helen Graham Baker will be on hand during the weekend and will serve at grand marshals of the parade scheduled to begin at 6 pm Thursday While Graham will be the focal point of this weekend's activities Calvert said there will be a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy in Sl Paris "This is our biggest year yet for said Calvert Besides the parade Thursday night Hermann the Magician will perform downtown and a clown will be giving away balloon animals on the midway The Ohio Boys will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Friday and the Hard Times band will perform from 7 to 10 pm Saturday's entertainment includes the Sweet Adelines at 8 pm and a youth dance in the municipal parking lot beginning at 8:30 pm Two Dollar Bill a country band and John Wright's Band featuring "big band" music will both play from 9 to 1 1 pm Saturday A crafts show will be held from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at Graham Junior High School Dr Clifford Pollock a collector of antique band organs will be displaying several items from his collection throughout the festival Calvert said All proceeds from the festival are used to upgrade the festival and make improvements for next year Calvert said The electrical system was replaced several years ago and new bleachers were purchased this year Calvert said the event is always well-attended "This is the busiest time of the year for SL she said see the sidewalk for the in Weaver Chapel His lecture on morality in America will open the 3:20 pm in Bayley Auditorium in University's 144th academic year the Science Building The Alley Theatre will present Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge April 3 at 8 pm in the Wittenberg Field House The event is co-sponsored by the Wittenberg Guild Urban planners Goldie and Malcolm Rivkin will speak on "The American Gty: What is It and Where is It May 1 at 8 pm in Kissell Auditorium in Koch HalL The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is the sponsor Oates author of 49 books published in the last 24 years and cur- -rently Roger Beriind Distinguished Professor at Princeton University will lecture May 10 at 8 pm in the HPERG She is a recipient of the National Book Award and numerous other top citations in literature His topic will be "Beyond Politics: Ethics in Decision Harris president and executive director of Americans for Indian Opportunity will lecture Oct 3 at 8 pm in Kissell Auditorium in Koch' Hall She will be the 1988 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow the week of Oct 2 Sculptor Howard Kottler whose work is featured on this year's series poster will speak and open an ex-' hibit of his work Oct 17 at 8 pm in 'Kissell Auditorium in Koch HalL He also will lecture at 4 pm Oct 19 in Kissell Auditorium The exhibit will be mounted in the Ann Miller Gallery Drs Jay Bolter Marvin Minsky and Langdon Winner will speak jointly on the topic "The Role of Computers in Society" Oct 20 at 8 'pm in HPERG Their presentation News-Sun photo by Chuck Mathews Air conditioned Jerry Yowler head custodian at Possum Elementary School leans out of a cutout to talk with maintenance man Orville Kimball The air conditioner-was moved up and the men were replacing the cutout with a new board tries to protect investors from ripoffs i Corporate Challenge set Aaaociated Pkm The fifth annual Springfield Corporate Challenge will take place Saturday beginning with a 9 am fun runwalk Downtown Springfield Associ-ation spokeswoman Betty Puss said the event will attract 34 com- panics from Clark Champaign Greene Logan Miami and Union counties The challenge is designed to promote physical fitness through friendly corporate competition in tunning and walking events -The road race circuit will use N-Lowery Ave and High Nr Limestone and Main sis The one-mile age group run time prediction mile and executive relay will begin on High SL east of Walnut Alley white the five-kilometer age group run and co-ed relay will start at the inter section of High and Wittenberg Ave The 10-kilometer co-ed relay will begin at the intersection of Lowery and Main and the distance relay will start at the intersection of Fountain Ave and Main -All races will finish on Fountain Ave This year's event will be the kick-off of the local United Way fund drive Donations will be presented to the agency's Hom-of-Plenty Entertainment throughout the day will include disc jockey Ricky Keneriy Chain Reaction and the Springfield Jazz Band The Challenge is sponsored by the Downtown Association Bud Lighl WAZU-FM Security National Bank and tire Gty of Springfield Beatty Jr D-Columbus is designed to assure that planners who now must meet no requirements have the qualifications and background to provide quality services Officials describe the problem as nationwide and cite concern over the lack of regulation not only for investors sake but for established planners who say they want to rid the industry of "bad apples" John Sestina of Columbus wjto has been in the business since 1967 and serves on the board of a selfregulating body the National Association of Personal Financial Advisers said there is a need for industry-wide standards Jeff Marchand an Akron planner was quoted in the Aug 22 issue of Newsweek which explored the problem nationally as saying some planners are making it difficult "for anyone trying to make a living in this that produced charges of bribery fraud intimidation extortion and other crimes against young athletes headed for professional status But' he also thinks'the problem threatens everyone although perhaps a different guise with less Alverson warned that other tor ripoff artists not just planners! can be as near as the telephone or' mailbox like one alleged scheme in which a Geveland investor bought-S3 000 worth of a Colorado com- pany that was going to produce gold at half its market value from okf diggings in the West The department has the power to issue cease and desist orders against bogus offers and (dans to take such action against the company this week However he said the investor tried lo call the company and was told- the' telephone had been disconnected f- Sestina and Dan Clevenger a vice president of another Columbus firm appeared last week at a Columbus news conference with Ohio State University football coach John Cooper to endorse a bill to regulate sports-agents That measure would affect only sports agents some of whom are paid to advise athletes whcreto put their often huge salaries and pocket some of it in the process But Sestina and Clevenger support it because athletes are highly visible and as Sestina said "We can begin to effect changes which will ultimately benefit the average consumer" Sestina said he represents "an athlete or two" but that they are not the only reason for his concern are kindergarten in terms of what is going he said Clevenger referred to a recent Chicago grand jury investigation COLUMBUS Ohio is fertile territory for fly-by-night and self-styled financial planners trying to separate investors from their money in the uncertainties of the investor markets Fred Alverson spokesman for thp Ohio Department of Commerce says Ohio is one of 10 slates that do not oversee those who offer fledgling and other less sophisticated investors advice or some product that suppposedly will steer them to wealth and financial security Some of Ohio's long-established financial planners have joined in a growing demand for industry-wide protection The department endorses a bill requiring planners to register and pass a test Alverson said he expects hearings early next year after the Legislature returns from a fall and early winter recess The bill drafted by Rep Otto.