– In an article in Section 1 on March 6, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a Houston researcher found an AIDS-like monkey virus in a 1950s polio vaccine developed by Dr. Hilary Kaprowski. In fact, the researcher, Robert Bohannon, said the AIDS-like monkey virus was found in a stock of 1955 polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk. The discovery of the AIDS-like virus led to a Rolling Stone magazine article that speculated AIDS might be a mutation of contaminated polio vaccines administered in the 1950s. The Associated Press sent this correction March 12, and it was inadvertently overlooked by the Tribune, which apologizes for the delay in printing it.
– An article in some Aug. 12 editions described the Empress River Casino as having taken in $11.5 million in pretax profits in July. A more accurate description would have been that the money represented the boat`s gross revenues before taxes and other costs. The initial description was provided by officials from the Illinois Gaming Board.
– A story in the Aug. 12 Style section reversed the theaters at which Veronica Hamel and John Astin are performing. Hamel is appearing in ”Six Degrees of Separation” at the Briar Street Theatre; Astin is in ”Lend Me a Tenor” at the Apollo Theater.
– An article in some editions of the Aug. 12 Tempo misspelled the name of the board chairman of Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. It is Michael Ilitch.
The Tribune regrets the errors.
