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| He was born in Clark County, Arkansas. He died in Sacramento, California. The widely-reported cause of death was AIDS <ref>{{cite news | first = John T | last = McQuiston | title = Paul Gann, Leader in Tax Revolt in California in the 70s, Dies at 77 | work = New York Times | url = http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1989/AD892022.html | date = ] | accessdate=2007-02-11}}</ref> | He was born in Clark County, Arkansas. He died in Sacramento, California. The widely-reported cause of death was AIDS <ref>{{cite news | first = John T | last = McQuiston | title = Paul Gann, Leader in Tax Revolt in California in the 70s, Dies at 77 | work = New York Times | url = http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1989/AD892022.html | date = ] | accessdate=2007-02-11}}</ref> | ||
| but Gann had a history of heart disease and underwent bypass surgery in 1982 and 1983, requiring large blood-transfusions from which he probably contracted the HIV he tested postive for. Free from other symptoms at 77, a broken hip immobilized him, and death from pneumonia followed. <ref> |
but Gann had a history of heart disease and underwent bypass surgery in 1982 and 1983, requiring large blood-transfusions from which he probably contracted the HIV he tested postive for. Free from other symptoms at 77, a broken hip immobilized him, and death from pneumonia followed. <ref> ''Inventing the AIDS Virus'', Peter H. Duesberg, Chapter 8. </ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Paul Gann (June 12, 1912 - September 11, 1989), with Howard Jarvis, was co-author of Proposition 13, the property tax-cutting initiative in California in 1978. Later, his Gann Amendment put a limit on state spending in California.
He was born in Clark County, Arkansas. He died in Sacramento, California. The widely-reported cause of death was AIDS but Gann had a history of heart disease and underwent bypass surgery in 1982 and 1983, requiring large blood-transfusions from which he probably contracted the HIV he tested postive for. Free from other symptoms at 77, a broken hip immobilized him, and death from pneumonia followed.
References
- McQuiston, John T (1989-09-13). "Paul Gann, Leader in Tax Revolt in California in the 70s, Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Inventing the AIDS Virus, Peter H. Duesberg, Chapter 8.
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