P129 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                     * 8 August - The persistence of a  serious disease whose victims are  primarily homosexual men has touched  off anxiety among homosexuals in New  York City, where nearly half of the  nation's cases have been reported. The  disease - called acquired immune  deficiency syndrome, or AIDS -  produces a suppression of the body's  natural defenses and sets the stage  for the intrusion of several deadly  afflictions, including a rare form of  cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma and a  rare pneumonia.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End