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Article: MAGIC JOHNSON TEACHES THE WRONG LESSON
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- November 24, 1991
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-24-1991
MAGIC JOHNSON TEACHES THE WRONG LESSON
Date: 11-24-1991, Sunday
Section: REVIEW & OUTLOOK
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
Column: LETTERS
Editor, The Record:
The case of Magic Johnson is a classic American tragedy. Here is a
person who rose from ordinary surroundings to become a charismatic
athlete whose skills far surpassed those of his peers. He obliterated
ethnic and color lines in becoming a universal role model. Then, at the
peak of his career, he is afflicted with the virus that causes AIDS. In
a live, nationwide TV appearance, he humbly announces his retirement and
gallantly proclaims that he will campaign against this dread disease and
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