Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Magic Johnson Asks AIDS Housing Aid
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Earvin (Magic) Johnson joined AIDS activists in calling for government housing assistance to people who have the disease. The former Los Angeles Lakers star addressed the issue at a hearing in Boston of the National Commission on AIDS, of which he is a member. He suggested to Anna Kondratas, assistant secretary of housing and urban development, that federal assistance be concentrated in cities with large minority populations, since minorities are disproportionately infected with the AIDS virus.
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