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AIDS-free c
ub owners:
Dating service cliepfs
typically in 30s, male
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Owners
of dating services that offer AIDS
screening say their typical client is
a single, professional man in his
30s who is fearful that the deadly
virus could reach epidemic pro
portions among heterosexuals.
Jack and Beverly Wagner, who
started an AIDS-screening dating
service out of their home in the
Tulsa suburb of Glenpool, said
doctors, lawyers and secretaries
have shown an interest in the
club.
“Men are more concerned with
meeting people,” Mrs. Wagner
said. “Women are interested in
being tested.”
P.A.L.S., Prevent AIDS Love
Society, offers anonymous testing
through a local laboratory for
$50. If the results turn out neg
ative, the club offers a $25-a-
month six-month membership
with access to other members
tested for the virus, Wagner said.
Members agree not to nave sex
ual contact with non-members, he
said.
apartment complexes and an ad
vertisement was placed in local
newspapers to promote P.A.L.S.,
he said.
Critics of such clubs say the
dating services offering AIDS
testing miss the point that no one
can guarantee that someone who
tested negative for AIDS today
won’t test positive tomorrow.
I uired immune deficiency i
rome.
Jim Raim, organizer of
Barrington club called Amen
AIDS-Free Association,
“The only way to stop thisdis
is to have people tested. It's I
of like a new lease on life."
About 300 people, 60 percent
men, have shown an interest in
the club, which is expected to be
in full operation next month,
Wagner said. Club fliers and leaf
lets were distributed in adult
The Wagners said they got
their idea for the club after read
ing about others across the coun
try, including a Barrington, Ill.,
club that offers members ID
cards that state the carrier has
tested negative for AIDS, or ac-
The requirements to join
$195-a-year club in subuJ
Chicago are a negative AIDS^
every four months and]
agreement not to use intravt
drugs or have sex with non-u
bei s, Raim said.
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Two Sadek Bald Eagles ($100 ea.)
Two Twin Croscill Comforters ($100 ea.)
Polo King Sheet Set ($135)
Toscany Crystal Champagne Set ($30)
Royal Velvet Classic Towels ($25)
Silver Holloware Accessories ($30)
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Atlantic Boarding Bag ($60)
Revere 8pc. Cookware Set ($45)
Dictionary & Book Bag ($50)
Harper House Organizer ($50)
Mini Cassette Recorder ($24)
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Krups 10-cup Coffeemaker ($45)
Guess Sweatshirt ($30)
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