European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 15. 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 5 Texas realtors Center of aids dispute advised to Tell buyer if occupant had disease Houston not realtors in Texas have Hwn advised 10 Tell a prospective Home buyer if a House forsake has been occupied by a person with aids. In a move thai Drew angry criticism the Toms Asso Cia Lioti or realtor has told its members thai occupancy by an aids patient could be viewed by some buyers As a defect in inc House much like a Hod roof or the presence of radon Gas. To avoid possible lawsuits agents should disclose such information to a potential buyer lawyers Tor Ilic association said. Mark Hanna an Aii Orney for the association. Mil inthe March edition of the statewide realtors Maga inc hat he would recommend seeking stale legislation thai would protect the interests of brokers As Well As per sons with aids. The legislature meets next in january the Scias association is believed to be the first realtors group to make a recommendation on aids. The Only stale with legislation on the Issue is califor Nia which prohibits real estate agents from inquiring about aids or disclosing to prospective buyers Liny aids link to a dwelling. The Texas dispute highlight some of he troubling confidentiality issues and widespread fear posed by the disease. Gay organza Lions and nose working with aids patients said the recommendation bore no relationship to the health peril posed by the disease and constituted a dangerous form of discrimination against aids patients. No other disease is singled out for similar Dis closure. If realtors Are asked to furnish information on aids patients they can be required to furnish med ical records on every person that has Ever lived there said John Paul Barnich acl Irig chairman and Legal counsel for the aids foundation of hous ton it s just the most recent and blatant i ample of aids  officials with the Scias realtors group say Limicy Are no implying there is a health  in indirect casual Contact. Hut if a potential buyer has a Strong enough fear of aids that he would not buy a Huu a if an aids patient had lived there a Ria our cuu a toe Legal liability if the information is no provided lawyers said. We arc Well  of Floc medical reports about inc unlikelihood of contracting aids through casual con tact and we readily under Send the need for Cunlif do acc on the part of people who have it said Frank Fitzgerald Prei ident of the Houston Hoard of rial ton. But we understand that some people would nol want to buy a property if they knew he seller had in. We re caught in the Middle. It s a Tough Lough Deal and we Don t Tike  lawyer conceded that the Legal situation is unclear enough thai real estate agents could face suits by Sellers if they release the information without pc Mimun. How far realtors Are required logo to ascertain whether a previous occupant had inc disease is unclear the association has added the presence of an aids sult crr to a voluntary disclosure form distributed to House Sellers. But Sellers arc not required to submit the form. Jim pc Ora Legal counsel for the realtors association said realtors should ask the seller if there is any indication of inc presence of an aids victim. If Mere is inc realtor should seek written permission from the seller to disclose the information. The seller s word one Way or the other is . Picon said unless there arc Clear indications calling it into question. Brown Mcdonald Cicciu Sivc director of the aids foundation of him on said legislation clarifying liability would he p both Sellers and brokers. He added however hat the realtors policy was irresponsible uneconomic As Ucol moral grounds. Poll finds Simon Jackson nearly even in Illinois Chicago api sen. Paul Simon s Home state support appears to be slip Ping As inc Illinois primary near and he finds himself locked in a Light race with Jesse Jael son according to i in Rasums of a newspaper poll to be published Mon Day. A Chicago Tribune poll of 500 democrats Likely to Vole in tuesday s Pri Mary shows Jackson with j2 percent of the support and Simon with 29 per cent. Hui he poll by i Cier d. Hart and associates a an error margin of i us or minus i percentage Points making the race a statistical dead heat. The lairs poll taken Friday and sat urday updates one june earlier last week and published in sunday s Tribune. That poll with a similar Sample and error margin showed Simon holding 35 per cent of the support to Jackson s 30 per cent. I m not saying every poll is inaccurate Simon said while campaigning sunday in Chicago s Chinatown. All i m saying is if i get my message across to the people of Illinois they re going la vote for me among other democrats in the new poll Massachusetts gov. Michael Duka Kis was third with 20 percent rep. Rich Ard Gephardt of Missouri had 5 percent and Tennessee sen. Albert Gore had 4 percent. The Tribune said 9 per cell of Llie vol cars Curc undecided and 1 per Cuni preferred none of the candidates. The newspaper did nol update its Sun Day poll of top voters which found vice i Resini George Bush the Over whelming Foj Voricl among Illinois republicans aver rivals Bob Dole and Pat Robertson. The new Tribune Mil found Jackson support strongest in Chicago which rep resents nearly half of the stale s Likely democratic primary voters. Simon did Best in counties closer to his Southern Illinois Home of Makanda and in inc rest of Cook county outside Chicago. Support fur the two was split among racial and sexual lines. Jackson was strongest among bloc Ltd Anil men White Simon s support was heaviest among Whites and women the poll result show. Among occupations Blue Collar work ers supported Jackson far More than either Job classifications while Simon s swum in  sir non a Cru a n. St. Patrick on p9Td in Cuta " Ccu Gallaudet trustees yield name Dean As first deaf president Washington a Gal Laudel University s Board of trustee on sunday chose the Dean of the school s College of arts and sciences to become the first deaf president in the 124-year history of the school for the hearing impaired. I. King Jordan a popular Campus figure was chosen to replace Elisabeth Ann Zinser he president designate who resigned Friday just five Days after being a poin cd to the Posi alter protests from students seek ing a Dcarl Cadar had visually paralysed the Campus. We will no longer accept limits on what we can achieve Jordan told a cheering crowd of about 230 students at the downtown hotel where the Board had met earlier "1 am confident we will walk boldly into future without Anih Cial  school officials also announced that Board of trus tees chairwoman Jane Basescu Spilman who came under lire from protesters for her handling of the Cri Sis has resigned. Shu will be replaced by Philip , one of four deaf members on the Board. In u near total Victory Bravin announced that the Board would form a task Force 10 study composition of Ibe Board in response to Slud enl demands that deaf pc pie comprise a majority of the 20-Mcmbcr pane. There also will be no reprisals against student proles Sers Bravin said. I look this slip willingly said Spilman in announcing her resignation from the Board. In the minds of some i be become an obstacle. I am removing that  news of Jordan s selection was received with Joy on Callas act s Campus. We love it. We know now the uni verily is going to be ours said Gallaudet graduate he Donl Paul Singleton who is deaf he s the perfect presi Dent inc perfect  there was pandemonium in the Campus gym where about 200 students had gathered throughout inc Day Ashe Board met. God made the world in seven Days and we have changed u in seven Days Charles a. Giant anti a deaf chemistry professor old the crowd. Jordan a finalist for the position when Zinser was selected stunned protesters by endorsing Zinser s presidency Al a news conference wednesday Faul gave protesters an emotional lift when he retracted his Back ing of Zinser the following Day. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago Fodoly. March 15, we the s5.3 billion european re covery program was approved by the Senate and was hailed As the Best Chance of saving in Western euro Pean nations from communism and economic col lapse. The House has still to vote on it. 30 years ago Fodoly ,.March 15, 1958 the Shah of Iran announced he divorced Queen Soraya on inc recommendation of member of his court Council because she had failed i seven years of marriage 10 produce an heir to the throne. 20 years ago Fodoly. Macii is 9fj8 the defense department said As Many As 2,1 00 canadians had volunteered to serve with american forces in Vietnam 10 years ago today. March 15, 97s Dulch marines Imai had into a government building in alien Netherlands to end n siege by moluccan extremists