The fact that this story has NO basis can be confirmed at the CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/pubs/faq/faq5a.htm Nancy At 06:36 PM 5/5/99 -0700, Robert L. McWilliams III wrote: >This is what is known as an "urban legend". The story has NO basis in fact >and is propagated to generate as much hysteria and alarm as possible. This >particular story has been making the rounds for the past 24 months. There >are variations of the same story, all culminating in the same end that have >been circulating since AIDS was recognized as a viral infection. > >Bob McWilliams > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: mary fye <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 12:46 PM >Subject: Fwd: Fw: Welcome to the new world order! (fwd) > > >> >> --WebTV-Mail-2088964422-813 >> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit >> >> Thought I would send this article on to my friends at Shenandoah >> rootsweb,. Take it for what it't worth. I know from now on I will be >> much more cautious in coin returns and theater seats. This can be >> checked out from Dallas Police too. >> >> >> --WebTV-Mail-2088964422-813 >> Content-Disposition: Inline >> Content-Type: Message/RFC822 >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit >> >> Received: from mailsorter-101-2.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.96) by >> postoffice-233.iap.bryant.webtv.net; Tue, 4 May 1999 23:55:21 -0700 >> (PDT) >> Return-Path: <[email protected]> >> Received: from tigger.cyberlink.com (tigger.cyberlink.com [206.64.229.50]) >> by mailsorter-101-2.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with >> ESMTP id XAA18118; Tue, 4 May 1999 23:55:21 -0700 (PDT) >> Received: from OCPM2-2-9.cyberlink.com (OCPM2-2-9.cyberlink.com >> [208.212.219.74]) by tigger.cyberlink.com (NTMail >> 4.20.0009/QS0640.00.df749b8b) with ESMTP id quchbaaa for ><[email protected]>; >> Wed, 5 May 1999 01:55:26 -0500 >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> From: "Nancy Anne Vida" <[email protected]> >> To: "Mary Ellen Fye" <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Sandy Bussard" ><[email protected]> >> Subject: Fw: Welcome to the new world order! (fwd) >> Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 02:47:08 -0500 >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> X-Priority: 3 >> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 >> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >> X-Script: \\filterscript.mml >> >> Nancy Vida >> ChienBrun Belgian Tervuren >> [email protected] >> >> >> >I don't know if I totally believe this forward, but I do realize that >> >something like this could very well be possible. The world is producing >> >more sickos every day. I know how easy it is to sit on a tack (from High >> >School pranks) so I'm at least going to be more cautious when sitting or >> >getting my change. Take it for what it's worth, but it might be a good >> idea >> >for you to do the same. >> > >> > -Josh >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: <[email protected]> >> >>To: <[email protected]> >> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 3:46 PM >> >>Subject: Welcome to the new world order! >> >> >> >> >> >>> This was passed on from the CDC out of Dallas >> >>> Subject: Safety Bulletin >> >>> Date: Wed., 17 Feb. 1999 >> >>> >> >>> For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in a Dallas theater, a >> >>> person sat on something sharp in one of the seats. When she stood up >> >>to >> >>> see what it was, a needle was found poking through the seat with an >> >>> attached note saying, "you have been infected with HIV." The centers >> >>> for Disease Control in Atlanta reports similar events have taken place >> >>> in several other cities recently. All of the needles tested HAVE been >> >>> positive of HIV. The CDC also reports that needles have been found in >> >>> the coin return areas of pay phones and soda machines. Everyone is >> >>> asked to use extreme caution when confronted with these types of >> >>> situations. All public chairs should be thoroughly but safely >> >>inspected >> >>> prior to any use. A thorough visual inspection is considered the bare >> >>> minimum. Furthermore they ask that everyone notify their family >> >>members >> >>> and friends of the potential dangers, as well. Thank you. >> >>> >> >>> The previous information was sent from the Dallas Police Department to >> >>> all of the local governments in the Washington area and was >> >>> interdepartmentally dispersed. We were all asked to pass this to as >> >>> many people as possiable. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> --WebTV-Mail-2088964422-813-- >> >> >> ==== SHENANDOAH Mailing List ==== >> If you're not already a Rootsweb member, please join with us! >> RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. 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