European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 g the stars and stripes wednesday june 29,1988 Reagan hints hell support ban on aids discrimination Washington a president Reagan hinted monday that he is ready Loback efforts to bar discrimination against people who suffer from the deadly Dis ease aids saying we Vegol to gel moving to give people Hope accepting the final report of a 13-Membcr commis Sion he named a year ago Reagan said it represents an impressive Effort and significantly increases our level of understanding to Deal with  Reagan announced in a written statement that i response to inc commission s nearly 600 recommendations he had directed or. Ian Macdonald a special assistant for drug policy to recommend within 30 Days a course of action that takes us  adm. James d. Watkins the commission s chairman told reporters he was heartened by the statement Reagan made in connection with inc panel s principal recommendation the enactment of Federal legislation prohibiting discrimination against victims of the disease at Admiral Walkins suggestion i have also directed or. Macdonald to include among his priorities consideration of specific measures to strengthen implementation of the policy guidance from aids in the workplace " Reagan said. These guidelines spell out the rights of aids suffer ers. Watkins said Reagan s statement sends the first signal that we re on the any toward protecting aids victims against Job insurance and housing discrimination. When pressed to say whether Reagan had made commitment to sign such an executive order Walkins said Well take in easy i think it s  called Reagan a compassionate humanitarian and said the president had indicated his thinking might have changed somewhat on aids after he received a letter from a Mother telling him that two of i r children became infected from the aids virus As a result of a blood transfusion she  president Felt moved by the Story and i Lold the president his was not atypical Walkins said. Reagan greets turkish Leader Egton a president Reagan greeted turkish or mid i Ltd Iii r at the White House monday praising Nam Friuli for embracing democracy and defeating the via " and  Evron the first turkish flj0finphoto Pope John Paul u blesses gathering it Innsbruck ski stadium on his Lutidy in a itch. Abc says plot to assassinate Pope foiled Innsbruck Austria a As Pope Johnpaul ii ended his controversial austrian tour monday with warm thanks to president Kur Waldheim news report said a new plot by Turk ish extremists to assassinate inc pontiff was foiled in Vienna. On May 13, 1981, turkish terrorist Mehmetali Aga shot and badly wounded inc Pope in St. Peter s Square in Rome. Aga is serving a life term in a prison in Rome standing on the Airport runway at Innsbruck the 68-Vear-old pontiff thanked Waldheim for your kind words of Farewell and for the Armand generous hospitality which your country and its people have again extended to  news in new York quoted unidentified sources As saying two turkish extremists were the prime suspects in the latest assassination plot. Abc said the attempt was to take place Las thursday and thai police believed the gunfire was to come from a construction Silc across froma Cathedral where the Pope said mass. Abc said the austrian government confirmed thai anti terrorist police found photographs that show several sniper positions in the build ing plus firing angles to the Square in front of is. Stephen s  network said a police raid on an islamic prayer building used mainly by turkish Immi Grants apparently foiled the plot. Efforts by the associated press to verify theaby account were unsuccessful As police and diplomatic officials in Vienna Ankara and the Vatican were either unavailable for comment or denied any knowledge of the reported  his last Day in Austria John Paul spoke against bitter confrontations thai cause Divi Sions in christianity and the Church. Some jewish leaders objected to his meeting with Waldheim who has been accused or involvement in War crimes while serving As a Ger Man army officer in world War ii. He denies  looming schism prompted by activities of traditionalist French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre which would be the first split in uie roman Catholic Church for More than a Cen Lury is one of several items awaiting John Paul Ai the Vatican