The State : Dannemeyer Bows Out

After days of speculation, Rep. William E. Dannemeyer (R-Fullerton) confirmed Thursday that he will not be speaking on behalf of Vice President George Bush at a health conference today in San Diego. Dannemeyer, a staunch conservative known for his antagonistic statements about homosexuals and AIDS testing, had been scheduled by Bush campaign officials to appear for the Republican presidential hopeful at a convention of the American Group Practice Assn. But a Dannemeyer spokesman, Paul Mero, said the congressman canceled the speaking engagement because an AIDS testing bill is scheduled to be taken up today in the House of Representatives. In Dannemeyer’s place, Health and Human Services Undersecretary Donald Newman will address the group.