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| He was born in Clark County, Arkansas. He died in Sacramento, California. The |
He was born in Clark County, Arkansas. He died in Sacramento, California. The cause of death was pneumonia, complicated by AIDS. He had contracted HIV from a blood transfusion in 1982. <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> ''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 cause of death was pneumonia, complicated by AIDS. He had contracted HIV from a blood transfusion in 1982.
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.
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